Locus Robotics
AI-driven warehouse robots that automate fulfillment and materials handling
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Wilmington, MA
- Founded
- 2015
- Latest Form D
- $41.6M, Aug 2026
- Total capital
- $467M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $467M
- 9 Form D · last Aug 2026
- 2 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 6
- 18 pending · first 2023
- Rank in peer group#32 of 164
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 9th filing$41.6M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 8th filing$117M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 7th filing$50M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 6th filing$151M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$40.9M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$26.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$9.2M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$25.1M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$6M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 164 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Granted patents#32 · top 20%
Cumulative measures favor older companies. Rankings describe position today, not outcome. Below the median, ranks show as a band rather than a number.
Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Bruce H. WeltyExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Christopher H. GaffneyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Dustin S. PedersonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John G. HayesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Larry S. GriffinExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark S. MidleDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 11 people
- Michael JohnsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ralph H. FaulkDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rick H. FaulkDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rory S. O'DriscollDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Zach S. BaraszDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 6 granted of 24- PendingAutonomous Mobile Robot With A Tote Magazine And A Tote ElevatorUSPTOApplication 18972706
- PendingPre-queueing Of Order TotesUSPTOApplication 18972728
- PendingRobot Using Subdivided TotesUSPTOApplication 18972770
Show all 24 patent records
- Autonomous Mobile Robot With A Tote Magazine And A Tote ElevatorJun 11, 2026 · Application 18972706Pending
- Pre-queueing Of Order TotesJun 11, 2026 · Application 18972728Pending
- Robot Using Subdivided TotesJun 11, 2026 · Application 18972770Pending
- Tote Manipulator MechanismJun 11, 2026 · Application 18972744Pending
- Robot With Optimized Picking And Placing SequenceJun 11, 2026 · Application 18972776Pending
- Mecanum WheelJan 29, 2026 · Application 19277959Pending
- Visual Robot Pose EstimationJul 29, 2025 · US 12,372,967Granted
- Mobile Robot Having A Removable Wheel-drive AssemblyMar 4, 2025 · US 12,240,550Granted
- Robot Charging Dock With Illuminated Charge ConnectorDec 10, 2024 · US 12,162,141Granted
- Robot Congestion ManagementSep 10, 2024 · US 12,083,681Granted
- Mobile Robot Base With Shelves And Without MastDec 5, 2023 · US D1,006,849Granted
- Mobile Robot Base With MastDec 5, 2023 · US D1,006,847Granted
- Visual Robot Pose EstimationApplication PCTUS2024041281Pending
- Tote Manipulator MechanismApplication PCTUS2025058076Pending
- Pre-queueing Of Order TotesApplication PCTUS2025058074Pending
- Robot With Optimized Picking And Placing SequenceApplication PCTUS2025058086Pending
- Robot Using Subdivided TotesApplication PCTUS2025058082Pending
- Mecanum WheelApplication PCTUS2025039089Pending
- An Autonomous Mobile Robot With A Tote Magazine And A Tote ElevatorApplication PCTUS2025058070Pending
- A Mobile Robot Having A Removable Wheel-drive AssemblyApplication PCTUS2022050447Pending
- A Robot Charging Dock With Illuminated Charge ConnectorApplication PCTUS2022050462Pending
- Calibration Of A LIDAR SensorApplication PCTUS2022037445Pending
- Rolling Shutter Compensation For Moving Digital Optical Camera SensorsApplication PCTUS2022037443Pending
- Mobile Robot Base With Shelves And Without MastApplication 29815897Pending
Related companies, and why
- Buoyant AeroSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- MORPHOBOTICS LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Physical IntelligenceSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- VECNA TECHNOLOGIES, INCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Matic Robots, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Seegrid CorpSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
How to read this page
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Data freshness
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