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Viam is a robotics company founded 2020, based in United States, developing 1 robot primarily in the Education category.
Robotics software platform to build, deploy, and manage robots
Viam builds a robotics software platform for developers to create, configure, and control robots across hardware and languages, and it also offers the Viam Rover 2.0 as a starter mobile robot for coding and prototyping. The company is based in New York City and was founded in 2020.
Total funding
US$117.0M
Active products
1
Robo Score
51
BBB
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Price range
$99
1 of 1 priced
Top-rated product
BBB
Robo Index
Viam Rover 2.0
Company facts
- HQ
- New York City, United States
- Founded
- 2020 · 6 yrs
- Stage
- Series C (2025)
- Website
- www.viam.com
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Robo Score
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Milestones
Founded by Eliot Horowitz, co-founder of MongoDB.
Launched a robotics software platform for developers to control robots from anywhere across hardware and languages.
Press coverage
Active products by Viam
1 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() | Viam Rover 2.0 | Education | Payload 9.1 kg·Top speed 0.2 m/s | $99.0 | 2023 | BBB |
Education buying guides
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The Education Robot Vendor RFP: Questions and Red Flags
A practical RFP question bank and red-flag checklist for school buyers evaluating education robot vendors. Covers curriculum lock-in, repairability, COPPA/FERPA…

A 90-Day Classroom Robotics Rollout Playbook
A practical 90-day playbook for launching a classroom robotics program: PD before students touch the robots, a single pilot classroom, scope-and-sequence alignm…

Decision Framework: Matching Robots to Grade Band and Learning Goals
The wrong robot for the grade band wastes curriculum time and frustrates teachers and students alike. A structured decision framework for matching platforms to …
