Built Robotics · working robot
Exosystem
A bolt-on kit of computer, radar, GPS and cameras that makes a standard excavator dig trenches on its own, installed in under a day. Contractors rented the kits or leased upgraded excavators and paid hourly for the software.
- Price
- —Rented per unit plus an hourly software licence; prices not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
One of the first autonomy kits rented commercially to turn ordinary construction excavators into self-operating machines.
Real-world use
Built's rental fleet was reported fully booked into 2023; used on solar farm and pipeline trenching jobs.
Timeline
- Released
- 2021
Maker
Built RoboticsCompany · founded 2016 · San Francisco, California, United StatesAbout $112M across Series A-C, including $64M Series C (April 2022) led by Tiger Global
Public attention
How much public attention Exosystem gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Tracks
- How it runs
- Supervised. The excavator digs trenches on its own, pausing for obstacles, while a supervisor monitors it remotely.
- Sensors & vision
- Proximity radar, 360-degree cameras and GPS in an all-weather enclosure
- AI & software
- Everest cloud platform for monitoring and control; supervised by remote robot equipment operators; hourly software licence
- Other details
- Retrofit kit installed and calibrated in under a day; maker claims compatibility with Caterpillar, Hitachi, John Deere and Volvo excavators
Lineage
Every Built Robotics machine in order.
Watch Exosystem
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedRented per unit plus an hourly software licence; prices not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- Rented, not sold; rental fleet fully booked into 2023
- Where it is sold or used
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Customers and pilots
- Solar-farm and pipeline trenching contractors
News
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- Built Robotics raises $64 million
Built raised a $64 million Series C led by Tiger Global to grow its Exosystem excavator autonomy kits.
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