Standard Bots

Standard Bots is a Glen Cove, New York robotics company that designs and manufactures AI-native industrial robot arms and humanoids taught through demonstration rather than traditional programming. Co-founded by Evan Beard, David Golden and James Cordle, it builds vertically integrated hardware — including its own actuators — assembled in the U.S. for machining, welding, palletizing, grinding, fastening, dispensing, assembly and inspection at price points aimed below legacy industrial robots. Customers named in company materials range from Fortune 100 manufacturers to hundreds of SMB shops and include Sunoco, Lockheed Martin, Amazon, NASA and the U.S. Army; the company is expanding its Glen Cove plant to about 70,000 square feet and says it is on pace to deliver roughly 10% of new U.S. industrial robot deployments. In June 2026 Standard Bots raised $200 million in Series C funding led by RoboStrategy with participation from General Catalyst and other existing investors at a $1 billion valuation, to scale American manufacturing and AI-native product development. Sources: PR Newswire 9–11 Jun 2026; Forbes.