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REIMAGINING AND ACCELERATING THE VENTURE MODEL FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION Learn about our novel approach

CULTIVATING CONCEPTS. SEEDING DEVELOPMENT. BUILDING PRODUCTS. OPERATING BUSINESSES.

CARNEGIE FOUNDRY'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ROBOTICS ENGINEERING CENTER (NREC) BRINGS A STRONG TRACK RECORD OF ROBOTICS AND AI MARKET SUCCESS TO OUR VENTURES

in commercial sales directly tied to IP and inventions house autonomous robotics built by NREC in R&D value, leveragable by Carnegie Foundry

GAME CHANGING ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGIES DEMAND INNOVATIVE BUSINESS MODELS

All great companies excel at business, operations, talent, and finance, though formulas and strategies are different to match industry We’ve learned the unique ‘alchemy’ of building successful and sustainable robotics companies, and it starts long before the company launches

GOOD ROBOTICS IS MORE THAN SIMPLY AUTOMATING HUMAN TASKS

The best robotics isn’t merely the automation of human tasks but a complete rethinking and reimagining of how to meet a challenging objective A dozen robots from a dozen different providers each independently handling a monotonous, unsafe, or time-consuming task isn’t often the most ideal solution for companies How to make the entire operation more “robotic” is where we start That’s how we think

ROBOTICS IS HARD. AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS IS HARDER. AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC SYSTEMS IS HARDEST… AND IS OUR SPECIALTY

The challenge building autonomous robotic systems is often vastly underestimated by investors, companies and even founders themselves The best projections for time, money, facilities, and talent are thrown off when one technical challenge becomes two (and often more) Delays follow, as does higher cash burn, missed market opportunities and diminished investor returns Our distinct advantage is the critical mass of expertise we bring to our startup companies - without burdensome overhead and cash burn - so that when technical and business challenges arise, we can address them quickly without the same pain and delay

Our latest news, updates, and a peer into robotics, ai, and automation

Tuesday Dec 14th, 2021 CARNEGIE FOUNDRY'S KARL SANCHACK DISCUSSES STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN ROBOTICS Monday Sep 20th, 2021 OSHKOSH CORPORATION INVESTS IN CARNEGIE FOUNDRY TO BUILD UPON AUTONOMY AND ROBOTICS CAPABILITIES Thursday Feb 2nd, 2023 CARNEGIE FOUNDRY LAUNCHES CARNEGIE CAPITAL PARTNERS TO ACCELERATE EARLY-STAGE INVESTMENT IN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTICS Tuesday Nov 1st, 2022 FORTUNE 200 EXECUTIVES JOIN CARNEGIE FOUNDRY BOARD TO ACCELERATE ADVANCED ROBOTICS, AI AND AUTOMATION FOR INDUSTRY Tuesday May 31st, 2022 CARNEGIE FOUNDRY CEO ROB SZCZERBA NAMED AN INFLUENTIAL LEADER IN PITTSBURGH TECH Sunday May 1st, 2022 CARNEGIE FOUNDRY ANNOUNCES MATT WACHTER JOINS THE EXECUTIVE TEAM Wednesday Feb 2nd, 2022 CARNEGIE FOUNDRY NAMED TOP VENTURE START-UP IN PENNSYLVANIA Monday Jan 31st, 2022