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Robotic Research: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)

Founded in 2002 by Alberto Lacaze and Karl Murphy, Robotic Research, LLC is a small engineering firm established after both men worked together in the Intelligent Systems Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. They decided to pursue their shared interest in unmanned vehicles, leading to the creation of their own company.

www.roboticresearch.com LinkedIn Gaithersburg, United States 251-500 employees
Autonomous Vehicles Consulting Robotics Telecommunications B2B
Total raised
$303M
Rounds
2
Latest
Undisclosed round
Sep 2024

Robotic Research has raised $303M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $75.0M announced in Sep 2024.

That round is above the $10M median round size for Hardware companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Robotic Research Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$303M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$75.0M in Sep 2024
Employees
251-500
reported band
Headquarters
Gaithersburg, United States

Latest funding round on record: Sep 2024.

Robotic Research Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$75.0M
Series A
$228M

Robotic Research raised $228M in a Series A announced in Dec 2021.

2.8 years later, an undisclosed round of $75.0M was announced in Sep 2024.

Robotic Research Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Karl Murphy
Founder
Locked
Alberto Lacaze
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the Robotic Research team: 2 of 2 have an email address on file.

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Robotic Research Funding Compared to Other Hardware Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
1,454
$10M
30,234
$7.6M

Robotic Research's latest round of $75.0M is above the median round in Hardware. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Robotic Research Funding FAQs

What does Robotic Research do?

Founded in 2002 by Alberto Lacaze and Karl Murphy, Robotic Research, LLC is a small engineering firm established after both men worked together in the Intelligent Systems Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. They decided to pursue their shared interest in unmanned vehicles, leading to the creation of their own company.

How much funding has Robotic Research raised?

Robotic Research has raised $303M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $75.0M announced in Sep 2024.

When did Robotic Research last raise funding?

Robotic Research's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $75.0M, announced in Sep 2024.

Who founded Robotic Research?

FundedIQ lists Karl Murphy (Founder) at Robotic Research.

Who is the CEO of Robotic Research?

Alberto Lacaze is listed as CEO at Robotic Research.

Where is Robotic Research headquartered?

Robotic Research is based in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States.

How many employees does Robotic Research have?

Robotic Research is in the 251-500 employee band.

How does Robotic Research's funding compare to other Hardware startups?

Robotic Research's latest round of $75.0M is above the $10M median round size for Hardware companies on FundedIQ across 1,454 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Robotic Research Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Robotic Research is left off this page rather than filled in.

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