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Palladyne AI

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Combining human intelligence, instinct, and judgment with robotic strength, endurance, and precision

Salt Lake City, United StatesFounded 1983Robotics
Valuation $100–250M Last recorded · 2025
Revenue $10–50M Latest reported FY
Headcount 100–500 Current team size
Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding
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About Palladyne AI

Palladyne AI, formerly Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation, is a company that has shifted its focus towards providing advanced software solutions for robotic systems. The company develops and offers artificial intelligence and machine learning software designed to enhance the capabilities of third-party robots, both stationary and mobile. Their core product, Palladyne IQ, aims to imbue robots with the ability to observe their environment, learn from it, and execute tasks with a degree of autonomy that mimics human-like reasoning and action.

The company's business model is centered on software that can be integrated into a variety of robotic platforms across different industries. This allows them to cater to a broad market of businesses that are looking to automate or augment their operations without replacing their existing robotic hardware. The target clients are likely in sectors such as logistics, manufacturing, and aviation, as evidenced by their collaboration with Changi Airport Group to develop an automated baggage loading system.

Palladyne AI's revenue is likely generated through licensing of their software to businesses that use robotic systems. By focusing on software, the company positions itself as a provider of intelligence for the growing robotics industry, moving away from the capital-intensive business of manufacturing robotic hardware.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
1983
Headquarters
Salt Lake City, United States
Employees
175
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
69.8/100
Industry
Robotics
Sector
Robotics, Industrial Automation, Industry 4.0, Spinout, Disability tech, Sustainable Development Goals, SPAC Target, SPAC IPO Announced
Technology
Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Deep Tech, IoT InternetOfThings
Business model
Manufacturing
Client focus
b2b
Investment activity
2 companies, latest Nov 2025
Capital deployed
—
Preferred round
ACQUISITION

Funding history

8 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
PRIVATE PLACEMENT VCOther financing Apr 2021 $220M $1.3B Palantir · SLB · BlackRock · Millennium Management —
SPAC IPOOther financing Apr 2021 $276M $1.3B Rotor Acquisition Corp —
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Financials

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Growth signals

Palladyne AI website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Palladyne AI is 8.8K monthly website visits, down 26.7% over the last three months. Palladyne AI's team declined 3.8% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits8.8K 3-month web change-26.7% 1-year team growth-3.8%
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Investments and acquisitions

Capital deployed

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Investors

16 investors on the cap table

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Series A10 investors entered at this stage

  • Microsoft
  • Ben Wolff
  • Fraser Smith
  • Cottonwood Technology Fund
  • GE Ventures
  • Marc Olivier
  • Caterpillar Ventures
  • SLB
  • DIG Investment
  • Alex. Brown | Raymond James

Series B and later2 investors entered at this stage

  • Rotor Capital Partners
  • Rotor Acquisition Corp

Other known investors4 additional known investors

  • BlackRock
  • Millennium Management
  • Palantir
  • University of Utah
Team profiled 25 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 4 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States55.3%
🇫🇷 France43.4%
🇲🇽 Mexico1.3%
3 countries shown

Market sentiment

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