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About RoboForce
RoboForce builds large humanoid robots called TITAN for tough industrial jobs. These robots can carry heavy loads, use tools, and move safely across rough terrain. They work in places like solar farms, data centers, ports, and mines—doing tasks that are dangerous, repetitive, or physically exhausting for humans.
Their core strength is combining AI with real-world hardware. Instead of just showing off in labs, TITAN robots are deployed on actual job sites, where they learn from real data and improve over time. This "real-world data loop" makes them more practical and reliable than robots trained only in simulations. They also partner with NVIDIA to use advanced AI chips and simulation tools, which speeds up development and boosts performance.
The main problem they solve is the shortage of workers willing to do dirty, dull, or dangerous jobs. Many industries struggle to find enough labor, and human workers face high injury risks. RoboForce offers a robotic alternative that works around the clock, cuts costs, and reduces safety hazards—without needing to redesign the workplace.
In the past six months, RoboForce has expanded its robot deployments across multiple countries, especially in solar energy and logistics. They have increased production capacity and improved the TITAN's autonomy, allowing it to handle more complex tasks with less human supervision. The company is now focusing on scaling up operations and entering new industrial sectors. No major negative events have been reported during this period.
RoboForce was founded in 2023 by experts from CMU, UMich, Amazon Robotics, Google, Waymo, Cruise, Tesla Robotics, ABB, and Apple. In January 2025, the company completed a $10M seed round backed by Nobel laureate Myron Scholes, Softbank VC co-founder Gary Rieschel, and Carnegie Mellon University. Later that year, RoboForce unveiled its TITAN robot, a dual-armed mobile manipulator designed for demanding outdoor environments, and began pilot deployments with early customers. In March 2026, the company raised $52M in a Series B round led by YZi Labs, bringing total funding to $67M, and was mentioned by Jensen Huang during his GTC keynote. RoboForce also received the Nebius Robotics & Physical AI Award for first place in industrial deployment in January 2026, and was named a WEF Technology Pioneer in June 2025. The company has since expanded TITAN's applications to indoor and outdoor environments, targeting solar, data centers, shipping, mining, and manufacturing, with over 11,000 units in意向订单 across 12 countries.
Over the past six months, RoboForce secured $52M in an oversubscribed round led by YZi Labs, bringing total funding to $67M. It unveiled its Titan dual-arm mobile manipulator (40kg payload) for outdoor industrial tasks across solar, mining, logistics, and space. The company reported LOIs for 11,000+ robots and is scaling from pilots to production. Future focus: advancing its robot foundation model and AI data flywheel (combining real-world and simulated data), scaling manufacturing of the Physical AI platform, and driving commercialization to convert pilots into recurring revenue deployments.
Leo Ma (Founder & CEO): Previously Co-founder & VP of Engineering at CYNGN, Software Architect for Autonomous Driving at Baidu USA.
Calvin Zhou (Co-founder): Previously Tech Lead at Cruise and Cyngn, Software Engineer at Carnegie Mellon, Research Assistant at Tsinghua.
Mark Sandoval (VP of Product & Operations): Previously VP of Automotive Products at Ouster, SVP at Sense Photonics.
Dan Zhao (Director of Engineering): Previously Staff Control Engineer at XPENG Robotics, PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Michigan.