What Labrador Systems does

Labrador Systems is a private robotics company founded in 2017 by Mike Dooley (CEO) and Nikolai Romanov (CTO), both veterans of Evolution Robotics and iRobot. The company is headquartered in Calabasas/Oak Park, California, and develops autonomous assistive robots designed to extend independence for elderly individuals and people with mobility challenges. The product portfolio spans the Labrador Retriever (flagship consumer robot with autonomous retrieval, delivery, and height adjustment), the entry-level Labrador Caddie, the Retriever Pro for enterprise fleets, and the Smart Walker mobility aid.

The core technology platform combines 3D vision and SLAM-based autonomous navigation derived from augmented reality visual positioning algorithms, running on low-cost consumer-grade electronics rather than industrial robotics components. Robots can navigate between rooms, through doorways, and tight spaces, automatically dock to charge, and retrieve or deliver trays carrying up to 10 pounds (with overall payload capacity up to 25 pounds). Users control robots via smartphone app, voice through Amazon Alexa-enabled devices, a wireless button, or pre-set schedules.

Labrador operates a hybrid go-to-market: direct-to-consumer subscriptions via the company website ($149/month for the Retriever, $1,499 upfront plus $99/month for the Caddie, with a $250 refundable reservation deposit) and B2B enterprise fleet sales of the Retriever Pro to senior living communities, home health agencies, PACE programs, and insurance partners including On Lok PACE, Nationwide Insurance, and Masonic Homes of California. Distribution is currently limited to the contiguous 48 U.S. states. As of the available data, the company remains pre-production-scale with full manufacturing originally targeted for H2 2023 and approximately $5.1M in disclosed funding across pre-seed and seed rounds plus an NSF SBIR Phase I grant.

Name

Labrador Systems

Legal name

Labrador Systems, Inc.

Website

https://labradorsystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Labrador Systems is a California-based robotics company founded in 2017 that builds autonomous assistive robots, including the Retriever, Caddie, and Retriever Pro, to help elderly individuals and people with mobility challenges live more independently at home and in senior care settings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Assistive Robotics

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Healthcare & Assistive Robotics (HDAAAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Service & Hospitality Robots (HDAAAIAB)

Keywords

• Assistive robotics
• Personal care robots
• Elder care technology
• Mobility assistance
• Autonomous home robots

Headquarters

HQ city

Oak Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales with Subscription: Primary model combines hardware purchase/subscription with ongoing subscription fees. Labrador Retriever priced at $149/month subscription; Labrador Caddie at $1,499 upfront plus $99/month for 36 months. Subscriptions include warranty coverage, customer support, and premium cloud services.
2. B2B Enterprise - Retriever Pro: Professional grade 'Retriever Pro' version offered to care providers as a service, creating fleets of robots for deployment across senior living communities and home care organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Labrador Systems designs, manufactures, and sells autonomous assistive robots (Labrador Retriever, Retriever Pro, Labrador Caddie, and Labrador Smart Walker) that physically retrieve and deliver items in homes and care facilities for people with mobility challenges, the elderly, and their caregivers. The robots navigate using proprietary 3D vision-based SLAM and AR-derived positioning, support Alexa voice control, and are offered via direct-to-consumer subscriptions and enterprise fleet deployments to care providers.

Product overview

Labrador Systems offers a portfolio of robotic assistance products designed for eldercare and home mobility. The core product line includes the Retriever (flagship personal robot with full autonomous navigation, retrieval, and voice control capabilities), the Retriever Pro (professional version for business settings), the Caddie (entry-level transport assistant), and the Smart Walker (robotic mobility guidance device). The products share common technology foundations including 3D vision, SLAM-based autonomous navigation, and Alexa voice integration, while targeting different user segments from individual consumers to senior living facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Labrador Retriever Flagship personal assistive robot for home use that autonomously navigates between rooms using 3D vision and SLAM, retrieves and delivers items up to 10 lb per tray (with overall payload up to 25 lb), adjusts height to bring items within reach, and supports control via smartphone app, Amazon Alexa voice, wireless button, or scheduled routines. Targeted at individuals with mobility challenges, chronic pain, or those aging in place.
• Labrador Caddie Entry-level assistive robot designed for individuals who need help moving items around the home, offering core Labrador autonomous navigation and item-carrying capabilities at a lower upfront and monthly price point than the Retriever. Priced at $1,499 plus $99/month for 36 months.
• Labrador Retriever Pro Professional-grade version of the Retriever with expanded features for enterprise and care-provider customers in senior living facilities, PACE programs, home health agencies, and insurance pilots. Deployed as managed-service fleets to organizations such as On Lok PACE, Nationwide Insurance, Masonic Homes of California, Western Home Communities, Eskaton, Presbyterian Villages of Michigan, Graceworks Lutheran Services, San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living, Elder Care Alliance, and University of Michigan Flint.
• Labrador Smart Walker Robotic mobility aid designed to guide residents through senior living facilities, providing autonomous navigation assistance and safety features for elderly users.

Quantifiable outcome

• Designed to carry payloads up to 25 pounds (e.g., laundry baskets)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• On Lok PACEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2022First healthcare organization to deploy Retriever Pro into homes as part of PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly). Nonprofit founded 50 years ago empowering older adults to age with dignity.
• Masonic Homes of CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2022Senior living community established in 1898. Conducted on-campus robot tests generating excitement. Eager to deploy own fleet of Retriever Pros to support residents.
• Elder Care AlliancesecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2022Senior care provider alliance exploring Labrador robot deployment in their care communities.
• Western Home CommunitiessecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2022Senior living organization reserving Labrador Retriever Pro for deployment.
• EskatonsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2022Senior care provider reserving Retriever Pro for their care settings.
• University of Michigan FlintsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2022Academic partner reserving Retriever Pro for research and care applications.
• Presbyterian Villages of MichigansecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2022Senior living organization deploying Labrador assistive robots.
• Graceworks Lutheran ServicessecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2022Lutheran services organization reserving Labrador Retriever Pro for care services.
• The Perfect CompanionsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2022Phoenix-based companion care organization partnering with Labrador for assistive robot deployment.
• Nationwide InsurancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 March 2022Multi-state pilot program partnership to explore Labrador Retriever capabilities for helping people remain independent at home. One of the nation's largest insurance companies exploring how robots can help policyholders age in place.
• San Francisco Campus for Jewish LivingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 January 2022Pioneering senior care organization. CIO Michael Skaff featured in interview about partnership. Testing and validating robot capabilities in real care settings.
• AmazoncoreTechnology or Integration · 4 January 2022Alexa integration enables voice control of Labrador robots through Alexa-enabled devices. Featured in Amazon Experience Area at CES. Supported through Alexa Fund investment.
• Pacific Vision FoundationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 January 2022Vision-focused healthcare foundation partnering with Labrador Systems.
• ThrivesecondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 January 2022Senior care organization working with Labrador Systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Intuition Robotics: Intuition Robotics builds ElliQ, an AI-driven companion robot specifically designed for older adults living independently. It targets the same eldercare/aging-in-place customer segment with voice-first ambient AI, making it the closest behavioral-companion counterpart to Labrador's physical-assistive robots.
• Temi: Temi is a personal mobile robot platform with autonomous navigation, video calling, and telepresence/patrol features sold to both consumers and senior living facilities. It overlaps Labrador on autonomous home navigation and eldercare delivery use cases.
• Amazon (Astro): Amazon's Astro is a home robot with autonomous navigation, Alexa integration, and household assistance features (e.g., home monitoring, item delivery). It is the most direct consumer competitor in the home mobile robot category and is explicitly named alongside Labrador in market coverage.
• Aeolus Robotics: Aeolus builds service robots for eldercare and healthcare facilities, including the Aeo andugo platforms that handle delivery, patrolling and patient engagement in senior living environments, directly competing for the B2B fleet deployments Labrador is pursuing with Retriever Pro.

Emerging players

• Figure AI: Figure AI develops humanoid general-purpose robots with significant funding, named alongside Labrador in home service robotics coverage. While its focus is broader (humanoid form factor), it represents an emerging well-capitalized player in the home/human-assistive robotics space.
• Catalia Health: Catalia Health's Mabu robot is a companion/health-management robot for chronic disease patients and elderly users. It overlaps with Labrador on the eldercare/health customer segment, though it focuses more on social/engagement tasks versus physical retrieval and delivery.
• Apptronik: Apptronik develops humanoid robots (Apollo) targeting logistics, manufacturing and eventually home assistance. As an emerging player with significant funding and similar assistive/physical-task ambitions, it is a partial-overlap peer in assistive robotics.

Broad incumbents

• iRobot: iRobot is the dominant consumer home robotics incumbent (Roomba) and an existing Labrador investor via iRobot Ventures. Its installed base, retail distribution and navigation IP make it a relevant incumbent peer despite not currently offering a multi-purpose assistive robot.
• Samsung (Ballie): Samsung's Ballie is a rolling home AI robot with on-device AI, smart home control and home assistance features. As a major consumer electronics incumbent entering the home mobile robot space, Samsung represents a broad competitive threat through retail scale and brand reach.

Regional players

• Toyota (HSR / Human Support Robot): Toyota's HSR (Human Support Robot) is an assistive home/medical robot with autonomous navigation and item-fetching capabilities targeting elderly and disabled users. It is comparable on assistive functionality and navigation approach, though it is primarily deployed in Japan research and eldercare programs rather than the U.S. consumer market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors9 records

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M&A

Investments

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