RoboScore
51.2
Out of 100. Its robots, plus proof from customers and the press.
All 6 measures have data
News bonus
3.1
From the last 90 days, up to 15
RoboIndex
54.3
Up 4.7 since the 19 Oct ranking
Rank change
Up 32
Now #67 of 141 in Cobot · See the board →
Full-stack robotics for autonomous welding applications
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Claim Novarc TechnologiesMoney and customers
Raised
US$50.0M
Last raise · Series B · Mar 2025
Customers
3
3 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.
Backed by
FUNDING ROUNDS AND CUSTOMERS BY ROBOT
Bigger dot = bigger round. Hollow = amount not disclosed.
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series BUS$50.0MLead not disclosedNot disclosed3 outlets ↗
Rounds recorded from January 2017. Every amount links to its source.
Suggest an editCustomers
3 named customers · 3 L2 In use. See the names
1 more customer cited in public sources
Suggest an editNovarc Technologies is a Vancouver-based robotics company that designs and manufactures cobots and AI-based machine-vision systems for automated welding. Its products include the Spool Welding Robot (SWR™) and SWR-TIPTIG for pipe, pressure vessel, and roll welding, sold to fabrication shops and contract manufacturers in North America, Europe, and Australia.
Active products
4
Company facts
- HQ
- Vancouver, Canada
- Founded
- 2013 · 13 yrs
- Stage
- Series B
- Website
- www.novarctech.com
Active robots by Novarc Technologies
4 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Spool Welding Robot (SWR™) | Cobot | Reach 4.6 m | Not yet on file | 53.7 |
| 2 |  | SWR-TIPTIG | Cobot | Payload 1.8 kg·Reach 4.6 m | 2024 | 53.1 |
| 3 |  | Spool Welding Robot (SWR™) TIPTIG | Industrial Arm | Not yet on file | 2024 | 25.0 |
| 4 | ArcPod™ | Industrial Arm | Moving joints 9 | Not yet on file | 17.7 |
In the news
2 events · last 90 days
+3.1news bonus- Oct 19Novarc To Show Physical AI Robotic Welding Solution At FABTECH 2026
- Oct 19Novarc unveils advanced AI-powered robotic welding tech at FABTECH 2026 to boost fabrication efficiency.
In the news
2 events · last 90 days
Why Novarc Technologies has been in the news, across 3 outlets, collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's RoboScore (the evidence half of the RoboIndex) and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Safety reports
Canadian consumer and medical-device recalls reach Health Canada, which we read.
Press coverage
- Full-Stack Robotics Company Novarc Technologies Launches New Spool Welding Robot (SWR-TIPTIG) to Change How Industries Weld
BC Technology · Jul 2024
- Novarc Launches Spool Welding Robot SWR-TIPTIG
Canadian Manufacturing
- Amid industry challenges, Novarc Technologies is redefining the future of welding
Manufacturing Today
Milestones
Series B: raised US$50.0M
Launched the SWR-TIPTIG Spool Welding Robot for fabrication shops and contract manufacturers.
Built the first SWR prototype, described as the first of its kind in pipe welding applications.
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