Attabotics

Attabotics is a Calgary-based robotics company which specializes in inventory management systems. Attabotics was named one of CNBC's 100 most promising startups in 2019,[2] a special mention on TIME's Best Inventions of 2019,[3] and Fast Company's 32nd most innovative company in 2020.[4]

Attabotics Inc.
TypePrivately held company
IndustryRobotics design and manufacturing
Founded2016 (2016)
FounderScott Gravelle, Rob Cowley, Tony Woolf
Headquarters
Calgary, Alberta
,
Canada
Key people
Scott Gravelle (CEO, CTO)
Revenue~$30 million (2018)[1]
Number of employees
>230 (2019)
Websiteattabotics.com

Attabotics designs and produces a robotic inventory storage and retrieval system,[5] which uses three dimensions of travel and is said to reduce warehouse footprint needed compared to a conventional fulfillment centre,[6][7] and has a modular design allowing it to be easily scaled up or down.[8]

Attabotics had a total of $32.7 million in funding by 2019; investors included Coatue Management, Comcast Ventures, Honeywell Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, and Werklund Growth Fund LP.[1] It has also received government investment from Sustainable Development Technology Canada[9] and the City of Calgary.[10]

In 2019, Attabotics announced a new headquarters building in Northeast Calgary.[5] The building, designed by Calgary-based Modern Office of Design + Architecture, is designed like a wedge to conform with nearby Calgary Airport height restrictions,[11] and won a number of architectural awards in 2019.[12][13][14]

References
  1. Smith, Jennifer (June 30, 2019). "Logistics Automation Provider Attabotics Raises $25 Million in New Funding". Wall Street Journal. Reuters. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  2. Sheng, Ellen (November 12, 2019). "Amazon's ant-size competition in designing the warehouse of the future". CNBC. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  3. Price, Emily (November 21, 2019). "Making Fulfillment More Efficient". TIME. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  4. Sorokanich, Lara (March 10, 2020). "The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies: How a nature documentary inspired a cutting-edge design that shrinks massive warehouses into the space of an office building". Fast Company. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  5. Parker, David (June 17, 2019). "Parker: ATTAbotics hires local company to design new building". Calgary Herald. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  6. Livingstone, Barb (January 2, 2020). "Compelling Calgarians: Scott Gravelle". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  7. Thomas, Lauren (December 5, 2019). "How Nordstrom uses robots and shelves inspired by ants to deliver lipstick faster". CNBC. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  8. Demaitre, Eugene (August 16, 2019). "Attabotics brings vision of ant-like efficiency to supply chains". The Robot Report. Archived from the original on March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  9. "$14.1 M for industrial clean tech investment". Industrial Process Products & Technology (IPP&T). April 12, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  10. Stephenson, Amanda (December 12, 2018). "Robotic logistics company ATTAbotics awarded $4.5M from city's $100M fund". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  11. Cao, Lilly (October 6, 2019). "MoDA's Attabotics Headquarters is Inspired by Ant Colonies". ArchDaily. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  12. "Attabotics HQ". Modern Office of Design + Architecture. Archived from the original on March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  13. "ATTAbotics Headquarters". Canadian Architect. 64 (12): 24. December 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  14. "WAF 2019: Day 1 Winners Announced". ArchDaily. December 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2020.

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