Modular Robotics
[ACTIVE]Service & Cobot Robotics · HQ: Boulder, CO · Est. 2008 · 1 model registered · 1 deployments
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Modular Robotics: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, 1 active incident. 4 sources back the record.
Ownership
ACTIVE
Capital / Funding
Undisclosed
Headquarters
Boulder, CO
IP / Patents
Undisclosed
Platform Models
1
Audited Incidents
0
Overview
Modular Robotics is a Boulder, Colorado-based educational robotics company and Carnegie mellon university spinoff, founded in 2008 by Eric Schweikardt and Mark D Gross. The company is best known for Cubelets — magnetic modular robot blocks that snap together without wires or programming to teach children STEM concepts including computational thinking, systems, and emergence. Modular Robotics also produces the GoPiGo, BrickPi, and GiggleBot robot kits following its 2019 acquisition of Dexter Industries.
Safety profile within acceptable range for category. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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Key Facts
Safety & Regulatory Posture
1 recall on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Apr 2020.
Leadership & Founders
Current Program Leadership & Executives
Co-founder
Founding Team
cofounder · no longer at company
no longer at company
Key Former Leadership (1 Tracked)
Partnerships & Commercial Deployments
Operator Customers & Fleet Integrators
Platform Models
Deployments
Sectors & Applications
FAQ
What is Modular Robotics?
Modular Robotics is a Boulder, Colorado-based educational robotics company and Carnegie mellon university spinoff, founded in 2008 by Eric Schweikardt and Mark D Gross. The company is best known for Cubelets — magnetic modular robot blocks that snap together without wires or programming to teach children STEM concepts including computational thinking, systems, and emergence. Modular Robotics also produces the GoPiGo, BrickPi, and GiggleBot robot kits following its 2019 acquisition of Dexter Industries.
What does Modular Robotics make?
Modular Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Cubelets (Modular Robotics builds physical robots).
Is Modular Robotics publicly traded?
Modular Robotics is not an independent public company; it has been acquired, per the DEPLOY registry.
Who competes with Modular Robotics?
On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Modular Robotics building in the same form factors include Roborock, Ecovacs Robotics, SharkNinja, iRobot.
Who is the CEO of Modular Robotics?
Mark D Gross is the founder of Modular Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.
How can I invest in Modular Robotics?
Modular Robotics has no separately traded stock; it has been acquired.
Where is Modular Robotics headquartered?
Modular Robotics is headquartered in Boulder, CO.
Who owns Modular Robotics?
Modular Robotics has been acquired and is no longer independently owned.
Where does Modular Robotics operate robots?
Modular Robotics operates 1 verified deployment, including at United States.
How many robots has Modular Robotics deployed?
DEPLOY has 1 verified Modular Robotics deployment on record at sites including United States. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.
Is Modular Robotics a top robotics company?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Modular Robotics ranks in roughly the top 63% of companies tracked by the registry.
Are there any incidents involving Modular Robotics?
1 active incident involving Modular Robotics is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is Modular Robotics safe?
Modular Robotics has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 recall on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Apr 2020. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.