What READY Robotics does

READY Robotics was an industrial automation software company founded in 2016 at Johns Hopkins, with operational headquarters in Columbus, Ohio after relocating from Silicon Valley. The company's core product was ForgeOS, a software-defined automation platform that enabled unified programming and control of industrial robots from multiple manufacturers. ForgeOS abstracted hardware differences across robot vendors, allowing customers to operate mixed-vendor robot fleets through a single control layer and reducing the programming complexity that typically locked manufacturers into single-vendor robotics ecosystems.

The company targeted industrial manufacturers seeking to deploy robotic automation without significant upfront capital expenditure. Its primary go-to-market operated under a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) subscription model with pricing structures that included fixed monthly subscriptions, pay-per-use arrangements, hybrid models, and gain-sharing deals. Ready Robotics raised approximately $41.5 million in venture and strategic funding across five rounds from 2016 through March 2023, with notable investors including Canaan Partners, Drive Capital, RRE Ventures, Eniac Ventures, NVIDIA, Micron Technology, and Rockwell Automation. The March 2023 strategic investment from Rockwell Automation was explicitly intended to accelerate ForgeOS adoption within Rockwell's industrial automation ecosystem.

According to public reporting, Ready Robotics ceased operations in January 2025, ending its independent operations. No enterprise customer logos, revenue figures, or ARR disclosures were made publicly available during the company's operating period.

Name

READY Robotics

Website

https://ready-robotics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

READY Robotics provided ForgeOS, a software-defined automation platform enabling unified control of multi-vendor industrial robots, targeting industrial manufacturers through a Robotics-as-a-Service subscription model. The company ceased operations in January 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins) (HDAAAIAK), Industrial & Warehouse Robotics (HDAAAIAA), Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers) (IMAGABAG)

Keywords

• Industrial robotics software
• Robotics automation platform
• Robotics as a service
• Software defined automation
• Manufacturing automation software

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS): Ready Robotics generated revenue through a Robotics-as-a-Service subscription model, allowing customers to access robotic automation capabilities without large capital expenditures. Pricing structures included fixed monthly subscriptions, pay-per-use, hybrid models, and gain-sharing arrangements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

READY Robotics developed and sold ForgeOS, a software-defined automation platform that enables unified programming and control of industrial robots from multiple manufacturers. The company offered its technology under a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) subscription model, allowing manufacturers to deploy robotic automation without large upfront capital expenditures, using fixed monthly, pay-per-use, hybrid, or gain-sharing arrangements.

Product overview

READY Robotics provided software-defined automation solutions centered around the ForgeOS platform. The company operated a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, offering subscription-based access to automation technology. According to news reports, Ready Robotics shut down operations in early 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ForgeOS

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Formic: Formic is a Robotics-as-a-Service provider that supplies and operates industrial robots for manufacturers on a subscription basis. It is the closest direct competitor to Ready Robotics' RaaS model and target customer segment (US manufacturers seeking low-capex automation).
• Rapid Robotics: Rapid Robotics offers pre-configured robotic work cells as a service to manufacturers, with a focus on machine tending and similar industrial tasks. It competes head-to-head with Ready Robotics in the RaaS space serving mid-market US manufacturers.
• Vention: Vention provides a cloud-based robot programming and deployment platform, including a marketplace of automation components. Its software-first approach to robot deployment overlaps directly with Ready Robotics' ForgeOS positioning.

Emerging players

• RoboDK: RoboDK offers robot simulation and offline programming software that supports robots from many manufacturers. It targets a similar interoperability use case as ForgeOS, though more focused on simulation/programming than live multi-vendor control.

Broad incumbents

• Universal Robots: Universal Robots is a leading cobot manufacturer with its own programming environment (PolyScope) and growing ecosystem partnerships. It competes with Ready Robotics both as a robot vendor and through the UR+ ecosystem that addresses multi-vendor integration.
• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation is a major industrial automation incumbent and was Ready Robotics' strategic investor and channel partner. Its broader Logix/FactoryTalk platform competes with and could subsume ForgeOS functionality.
• ABB Robotics: ABB is one of the largest global industrial robot OEMs with its own RobotStudio programming suite and OmniCore controller platform. It competes with Ready Robotics in both robot supply and robot software/control.
• KUKA: KUKA is a major industrial robot manufacturer (now part of Midea) with its own robot programming and simulation ecosystem. It serves the same industrial automation customers and competes in the same product categories.
• FANUC: FANUC is one of the world's largest industrial robot and CNC manufacturers, with its own ROBOGUIDE offline programming software. It competes with Ready Robotics for industrial manufacturing automation budgets.
• Symbotic: Symbotic builds AI-enabled robotic systems for warehouse and supply-chain automation. While more vertically integrated than Ready Robotics, it represents the broader push of robotics-as-a-service business models into industrial and logistics automation.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/readyrobotics
• Facebookfacebook.com/ReadyRobotics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors12 records

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M&A

Investments

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