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Cartken is a robotics company founded 2019, based in United States, developing 4 robots primarily in the Warehouse AMR category.
AI-powered autonomous robotics for indoor & outdoor transportation with delivery robots producing 30x less CO2 emissions than a car.
Cartken develops autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for material movement and interbuilding logistics across factories, labs, and warehouses. Their delivery robots serve indoor and outdoor environments, including college campuses and urban streets in Tokyo. Key models include the Cartken Courier (44-pound capacity), Cartken Hauler (temperature-controlled), and Cartken Mover. The company operates as a white-label B2B technology provider, enabling customers to customize robots for brand-specific applications. Major use cases include Starbucks and Grubhub deliveries.
Total funding
US$22.5M
Active products
4
Robo Score
71
AA
View factor breakdown
Top-rated product
A
Robo Index
Cartken Hauler
Company facts
- HQ
- Silicon Valley, United States
- Founded
- 2019 · 7 yrs
- Stage
- Series B (2024)
- Website
- www.cartken.com
Robo Score
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Trusted by
- Starbucksdeployed 2023blogs.nvidia.com ↗
- Grubhubdeployed 2023blogs.nvidia.com ↗
- Uber Eatsdeployed 2024cartken.com ↗
Milestones
Announced $22.5M in aggregate funding for AI-based technology stack
Expanded robot fleet for Uber Eats deliveries
Deployed delivery robots for Starbucks and Grubhub
Cartken founded in Silicon Valley, US
Press coverage
- Cartken Rolls Out Robots-as-a-Service for Deliveries
NVIDIA Blog · Nov 2023
- Cartken Announces $22.5M in Funding for AI-Powered Delivery Robots
Cartken Press Release · Mar 2024
- Why Cartken pivoted its focus from last-mile delivery to industrial robots
TechCrunch · Jul 2025
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Active products by Cartken
4 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Cartken Hauler | Warehouse AMR | Payload 300 kg·Runtime 16 hr | 2025 | A |
| 2 |  | Cartken Mover | Warehouse AMR | Payload 300 kg·Top speed 2 m/s | 2025 | A |
| 3 |  | Cartken Courier | Warehouse AMR | Payload 20 kg·Top speed 1.3 m/s | 2025 | BBB |
| 4 |  | Cartken Hauler (Temperature Control) | Warehouse AMR | Payload 300 kg·Top speed 2 m/s | 2025 | BBB |
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