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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
Maker Score
49
Adequate evidence
View factor breakdown
Price range
$99
1 of 1 priced
Top-rated product
49.5
RoboScore
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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Maker 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
In the news
2 events · last 90 days
16.3momentumViam Launches Education Programs to Help Developers Build Robots in the Physical World
In the news
2 events · last 90 days
Why Viam has been in the news, across 4 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.
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 | 2023 | 49.5 |
Education buying guides
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The Education Robot Vendor RFP: Questions and Red Flags
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A 90-Day Classroom Robotics Rollout Playbook
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Decision Framework: Matching Robots to Grade Band and Learning Goals
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