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49.3
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Warehouse robots and software that help teams pick and fulfill orders.
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Claim 6 River SystemsMoney and customers
Raised
US$25.0M
Last raise · Series B · Apr 2018
Customers
1
1 L2 In use
What the score is made of
How it worksThe score is 65% robots, 30% proof from customers and the press, 5% range of robots. Activity and readiness are shown for context.
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FUNDING ROUNDS AND CUSTOMERS BY ROBOT
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Funding rounds
- Apr 2018Series BUS$25.0MLed by Menlo Ventures3 outlets ↗
Rounds recorded from January 2017. Every amount links to its source.
Suggest an editCustomers
1 named customer · 1 L2 In use. See the names
3 more customers cited in public sources
Suggest an edit6 River Systems builds autonomous mobile robots and warehouse software for fulfillment operations in e-commerce, retail, logistics, and 3PL environments. Its best-known robot is Chuck, a collaborative AMR used to assist warehouse pickers. The company is based in Waltham, Massachusetts, and operates in the US and internationally.
Active products
1
Company facts
- Legal name
- 6 River Systems, Inc.
- HQ
- Waltham, United States
- Founded
- 2015 · 11 yrs
- Stage
- Series B
- Website
- www.6river.com
Active robots by 6 River Systems
1 shown- 1
| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Chuck | Warehouse AMR | Payload 90.7 kg·Runtime 10 hr | 2015 | 57.3 |
Safety reports
We checked the US FDA, NHTSA and OSHA registers. No reports found.
Awards & recognition
- Red Dot Award for Product Design2020therobotreport.com ↗
Press coverage
- Shopify suffers huge loss on 6 River Systems sale
The Robot Report
- 6 River Systems - Robotics 24/7
Robotics 24/7
- 6 River Systems - The Mobile Robot Directory
Mobile Robot Directory
Milestones
6 River Systems became part of Ocado Group in May 2023.
Shopify acquired 6 River Systems for $450 million.
Series B: raised US$25.0M
- 2015launch
Launched Chuck
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