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Est. 2021 · North America · The Robot Report RBR50

Renovate Robotics

Brooklyn, United States

Rufus is a cable-driven arm that lays asphalt shingles on steep roofs. Brooklyn Navy Yard. CertainTeed on the sheet. The crew stays off the slope.

Known valuation

$2.5M+ raised · 2023Pre-seed about $2.5M covered by TechCrunch (2023). Later totals in secondary databases are not filed here without a primary cite. Post-money not published.

  • RBR50

    The Robot Report · 2024

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Known clients

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Works with

OEMs, platforms, accelerators.

  • CertainTeed / Saint-Gobain North America

Awards

  • The Robot Report · 2024

    RBR50

    Robotics Innovation Awards. IronBOT, Atlas, Rufus, ABB modular arms, ULC cable splicing.

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Dispatch

  1. 20 Aug 2024

    Renovate Robotics Rufus V1 lays asphalt shingles on steep roofs

    TechCrunch, 20 Aug 2024: Brooklyn Navy Yard startup unveils lighter, faster Rufus V1 shingle arm; modular end effectors planned for tear-off and solar.

Machines

RufusFacadeThe Robot Report 2024

Renovate Robotics

Rufus

Shoots the shingle.

Deployed