Founded by Alberto Lacaze in 2002 as Robotic Research, Forterra grew from a robotics company into a developer of autonomous systems for defense and commercial vehicle customers. Its work is shaped by field experience, including the Department of Defense’s first fully autonomous logistics convoy vehicles and deployments across more than 10 countries. Forterra’s quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2015.
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FORT Robotics, IncBorn 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.PHILADELPHIA, PA
TILT AutonomyTILT Autonomy grew from the Rogue Squadron team that Ryan Beall and Mark Jacobsen founded at the Defense Innovation Unit in 2017, carrying that small-team, warfighter-focused approach into private industry. The company builds autonomous unmanned systems for defense customers, a mission it demonstrated by developing the MARV maritime rescue vehicle with the Air Force’s Blue Horizons program in less than three months.ANNAPOLIS, MD
Carnegie RoboticsFounded in 2010, Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Robotics designs and manufactures rugged sensors, computing devices, and autonomous systems for demanding commercial and defense applications. Its work ranges from MultiSense stereo cameras to custom autonomy programs, with engineering, manufacturing, and quality operations kept in-house at its U.S. facility. The company’s 60,000-square-foot manufacturing operation is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and has supported projects with partners including the U.S. Army, DARPA, Uber, and Boston Dynamics.PITTSBURGH, PA
Ghost RoboticsFounded in 2015 by Avik De and Gavin Kenneally after developing direct-drive robots such as Minitaur, Ghost Robotics builds legged unmanned ground vehicles for commercial and defense missions. Its Vision 60 quadruped is designed for rough, unstructured terrain, with field-replaceable components and customizable payloads that help keep people out of hazardous environments. The company reports more than 1,000 robots shipped and 25-plus national security customers.PHILADELPHIA, PA