Born from founder Samuel Reeves’s decade of landmine-clearance work, FORT Robotics was established in 2018 to address the safety gap in real-world autonomy. The Philadelphia company develops the Trust Layer, helping robot builders and operators keep autonomous machines under reliable human oversight as they move into workplaces shared with people. FORT says its technology is used by more than 600 customers and 19,000 devices worldwide.
Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL 3) per IEC 61508
ISO 13849 PLd Category 3
FCC certification
Industry Canada (IC) certification
CE Mark
Giteki Mark
Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM)
MIL-STD-461F
Compliance program
MIL-STD-810G
Compliance program
IEC 60529
Compliance program
FCC
Quality certification
RCM
Quality certification
Phantom RobotixEstablished in 2018 by engineers from mechatronics, mechanical engineering and related disciplines, Phantom Robotix develops custom automation and robotics solutions for challenging operational problems. The McKees Rocks company combines artificial intelligence, computer vision and autonomy with hands-on engineering to help clients improve safety and operations. Its work spans collaborations with industrial, transportation and university partners.PITTSBURGH, PA
Humanistic Robotics, IncFounded in 2004, Humanistic Robotics, Inc. designs and builds landmine and IED rollers, wireless machine controls, and unmanned control systems for dangerous, mission-critical work. Its proprietary SafetySense® wireless protocol grew from research in minefields across Afghanistan, Southeast Asia, and the Balkans, while the company’s roller systems have served clients including the U.S. Army and United Nations. Based in Bristol, Pennsylvania, HRI holds ISO 9001:2015 certification.BRISTOL, PA
ForterraForterra develops autonomous mission systems and related hardware for military operations in contested environments, with a commercial business in autonomous terminal tractors. Founded in 2002 as Robotic Research, it grew from ground-robotics research into a provider of autonomous systems for defense and commercial vehicle applications. The company is headquartered in Clarksburg, Maryland, and has offices in Arlington, Virginia; Winter Park, Florida; Ketchum, Idaho; and Palo Alto, California.CLARKSBURG, MD
American Robotics, IncFounded in 2016 by Carnegie Mellon and Stanford roboticists, American Robotics develops autonomous drones and airspace-security systems for continuous aerial data collection and critical operations. The Sparks, Maryland company’s Optimus platform is a fully automated drone-in-a-box system, while its portfolio also includes counter-UAS and defense platforms. Optimus-1EX became the first non-air-carrier drone designed for autonomous security and data capture to receive FAA Type Certification, and American Robotics says its systems have also secured approval for automated beyond-visual-line-of-sight operation without an on-site human operator.SPARKS GLENCOE, MD