MACHINA LABS INC
Software-defined manufacturing platform for automated production of complex metal structures
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Chatsworth, CA
- Founded
- 2019
- Latest Form D
- $38.9M, Feb 2026
- Total capital
- $82.9M
- Federal grants
- $2.5M
- 4 awards · 2020–2023
- Rank in peer group#13 of 17
- Private capital raised
- $70.2M
- 2 Form D · last Feb 2026
- 8 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $10.2M
- 9 awards · NASA, Defense, Interior
- Rank in Robotics#15 of 544
- Granted patents
- 1
- 15 pending · first 2024
- Rank in peer group#13 of 17
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$38.9M
- Federal contractDefense · The Contractor Shall Provide Preventative Maintenance, Install Software Updates, Provide Training, And Perform Calibration Services For The Machina Labs Incremental Forming Robotic Cell Located In Bldg. 140 For The 402 Cmxg At Robins Afb, Georgia.$507K
- Federal contractDefense · Incremental Sheet Forming$3.4M
- Federal contractInterior · Morrow Point Roof Tile$97K
- Federal contractDefense · SBIR Direct-to-phase II Robotic Incremental Metal Forming$1.8M
- Federal contractDefense · Analysis Of Meld Additive Friction Stir Deposition Applications To Improve The Production Of Low-cost Attritable Uavs$538K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$31.2M
Show 8 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Beaded Panel Blocks And Skins$34K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Rapid Metal Tooling for High Rate Production of Composite Parts$1.6M
- Federal contractDefense · Hydroform Replacement$3M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Utility of robotic incremental sheet metal forming (ISMF) in manufacturing of affordable-attritable airframes$50K
- Federal grantNASA · Phase II · In-Space Assembly and Manufacturing Using Synchronized Robotics$749K
- Federal contractDefense · Rapid Metal Tooling For High-rate, Low-cost Production Of Composite Parts$749K
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Agile Metal Tooling for High-Rate Manufacturing of Composite Parts$150K
- Federal contractNASA · In-space Assembly And Manufacturing Using Synchronized Robotics$125K
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.
Federal first
37months
from MACHINA LABS INC’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Aug 2020
- NASA · $125K
- First Form D · Oct 2023
- $31.2M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 8 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 17 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Device
- Federal grantsBelow median
- Granted patentsBelow median
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Founders and team
Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants- Edward MehrResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 1 patent
- Babak Raeisi NiaResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by $1.8M in grants as PI
- Peter LeeDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sam Smith-EppsteinerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Scott BradyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 16- PendingTool Changer For Robotic ArmUSPTOApplication 18931286
- PendingMechanical Clamp With Compressible LinkUSPTOApplication 18931486
- PendingHorizontal Clamping SystemUSPTOApplication 18931362
Show all 16 patent records
- Tool Changer For Robotic ArmMay 1, 2025 · Application 18931286Pending
- Mechanical Clamp With Compressible LinkMay 1, 2025 · Application 18931486Pending
- Horizontal Clamping SystemMay 1, 2025 · Application 18931362Pending
- Deployable Robotic SystemMay 1, 2025 · Application 18931560Pending
- Vertical Clamping SystemMay 1, 2025 · Application 18931404Pending
- Roller Tool For Part FormingMay 1, 2025 · Application 18931445Pending
- Part Forming Using Intelligent Robotic SystemJan 9, 2024 · US 11,865,716Granted
- System and Method for Selectively Treating Part with Ultrasonic VibrationsJul 7, 2022 · Application 17570263Pending
- Fast Part Forming Using Intelligent Robotic System with Interchangeable ToolsJul 7, 2022 · Application 17570252Pending
- Method Of Intelligent Robotic Sheet Metal FormingApplication 63134571Pending
- Roller Tool For Part FormingApplication 63681644Pending
- Sheet Part Forming Components and MethodsApplication 63594922Pending
- System And Method For Part Forming Using Intelligent Robotic SystemApplication PCTUS2022011476Pending
- Systems For Fast Robotic Sheet Metal FormingApplication 63134572Pending
- System For Surgical Precipitation Hardening Of Alloys Using Ultrasonic At Room TemperatureApplication 63134576Pending
- Robotic Part Forming Components And SystemsApplication PCTUS2024053841Pending
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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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