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Ava Robotics

Corporate marketcaresecurityCurated record
avarobotics.com

iRobot spinout building autonomous mobile telepresence robots for enterprise and healthcare environments; the Ava robot uses sophisticated SLAM-based autonomous navigation to move through offices and healthcare facilities and pairs with video-conferencing platforms to enable remote users to participate actively in physical spaces. Founded by former iRobot engineers. In August 2024, partnered with VSee Health to create telepresence robots for hospital ICUs with integrated telehealth SaaS. Total raised ~$12.3M.

HeadquartersBurlington, US
Founded2016
Corporate funding$3M
Team11-50
Deployments1
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersYoussef Saleh (Co-founder), Marcio Macedo (Co-founder)
Regions servedNorth America, Europe
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinecare

Ava Autonomous Telepresence Robot

  • Autonomous SLAM navigation through complex environments; integrated video conferencing; designed for enterprise offices and healthcare facilities

    Vendor-defined autonomous mobile telepresence platform

    Claim source
Machinemanufacturing

Ava Mobile Base

  • Autonomous mobile base platform for workplace automation including clean rooms, hybrid work, remote expert consultation, and security operations

    Vendor-described capability

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2022-01-16Johnson Controls (Tyco Security Robot)commercial security robot OEM customerUSNot disclosedAnnouncement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordInnospark Ventures
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2024-08-01Partnered with VSee Health to deploy telepresence robots in hospital ICUs with integrated telehealth SaaS platformMobiHealthNews
2019-06-14Raised $2.9M seed round led by Innospark Ventures to expand autonomous telepresence robot commercializationForbes
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Source ledger

5 unique public sources

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Ava Robotics, An iRobot Spinout, Gets $3M Funding For ExpansionForbes · retrieved 2026-07-05
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iRobot Spinoff Ava Robotics Introduces Autonomous Telepresence RobotIEEE Spectrum · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Ava Robotics – Autonomous Mobile RobotsAva Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Johnson Controls Unveils Commercially Available Security Robot by Ava Robotics at IntersecAva Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Ava Robotics, VSee Health partner to create robot with telepresence for ICUsMobiHealthNews · retrieved 2026-07-05