Ambi Robotics Company Profile: History, Funding, Products and Customers
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Ambi Robotics builds AI-powered robots that sort parcels, and reports more than 100 million packages sorted in commercial operation. Jeff Mahler and Ken Goldberg, who met at the University of California, Berkeley, founded it in 2019. This profile sets out its history, funding, products and customers.
Ambi Robotics at a Glance
Fact | Detail |
Company | Ambi Robotics, founded as Ambidextrous Laboratories |
Founded | 2019 |
Founders | Jeff Mahler and Ken Goldberg |
Origin | University of California, Berkeley |
Packages sorted | More than 100 million, as of 2024 |
Funding disclosed | USD 26 million Series A and USD 32 million in additional funding |
Stock listing | None; privately held |
Company History
Jeff Mahler and Ken Goldberg met at Berkeley in 2015, where their research dealt with teaching robots to grasp unfamiliar objects. They founded the company in 2019, began commercial production of AmbiSort in 2020 and came out of stealth in 2021 with a Series A of USD 26 million.
Key milestones
2015: The founders meet at Berkeley.
2019: Company founded.
2020: Commercial production of AmbiSort; pilot with Pitney Bowes.
2021: Emerges from stealth with a USD 26 million Series A.
2022: USD 23 million expansion with Pitney Bowes; USD 32 million in additional funding.
2023: Partnership with OSM Worldwide; AmbiSort B-Series and AmbiAccess introduced.
2024: More than 100 million packages sorted; PRIME-1 launched.
Funding
Round | Amount |
Series A, 2021 | USD 26 million |
Additional funding, 2022 | USD 32 million |
Investors named by the company are Tiger Global, Bow Capital, Vertex, Ahren Innovation Capital, The House Fund and Pitney Bowes.
Products
Product | Description |
AmbiSort A-Series | Robotic sorting of parcels into sacks |
AmbiSort B-Series | Robotic sorting into large Gaylord containers; unveiled in 2023 |
AmbiStack | Robotic stacking system |
AmbiOS | The software platform behind the robots |
PRIME-1 | Described as the first AI foundation model for warehouse robots; launched in 2024 |
Customers
Pitney Bowes: a pilot in 2020 that grew into a USD 23 million deployment in 2022; Pitney Bowes is also an investor.
OSM Worldwide: partnership announced in 2023.
Can You Invest in Ambi Robotics?
Not on a public market. It is privately held.
Strengths and Challenges
Strengths
Research roots at Berkeley and its own AI model.
A large volume of real sorting data.
A major customer that is also an investor.
Challenges
Dependence on a small number of large parcel customers.
No published revenue figures.
Current Catalogue Coverage
Catalogue checked on 15 October 2026: 1 associated product records. The links below are representative entries, rather than a claim that every historical model is currently available.
Ambi Robotics FAQ
What does Ambi Robotics make?
AI-powered robots that sort and stack parcels, sold as AmbiSort and AmbiStack.
Who founded Ambi Robotics?
Jeff Mahler and Ken Goldberg, in 2019.
How many packages have Ambi's robots sorted?
More than 100 million, as of 2024.
Who has invested in Ambi Robotics?
Tiger Global, Bow Capital, Vertex, Ahren Innovation Capital, The House Fund and Pitney Bowes.
What is PRIME-1?
Ambi Robotics' AI foundation model for warehouse robots, launched in 2024.
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