Cartken
About
About Cartken
Cartken's autonomous mobile robots move parts, samples and goods across routes that combine factory floors, outdoor paths, multiple buildings and different levels. Camera-based perception and sensor fusion provide obstacle detection and localisation, while human-annotated maps define operating corridors without requiring GPS or new guidance infrastructure.
The robots can integrate with lifts, gates and doors and traverse concrete, asphalt, gravel, tile and carpet. Remote operators assist with unusual obstacles or mapped crossings, and a web fleet manager handles orders, locations, battery status and performance data. Cargo options include temperature-controlled transport for pharmaceutical, medical and research facilities.
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Operations
Facilities & manufacturing
- Production setup
2022-09-07 - Magna began manufacturing Cartken Model C autonomous delivery robots in Michigan. - Michigan, United States
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Orders & commitments
- Order / commitment
2025-06-25 - Melco ordered nearly 100 Cartken Hauler robots for industrial applications across Japanese facilities. - Cartken Hauler - Japanese industrial facilities
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Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Magna
Inbound - Manufacturing - Magna supplies contract manufacturing services for Cartken Model C autonomous delivery robots
Source - RealSense
Inbound - Perception - Cartken uses RealSense D455 and D456 depth cameras as the core of its vision-based navigation stack for autonomous delivery and industrial robots
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Funding
- 2024-07-03 - Financing - $10M - Cartken raises $10 million financing led by 468 Capital
Cartken announced USD 22.5 million in aggregate funding, including a latest USD 10 million round for autonomous delivery robots. - source: cartken.com
Investors
- 468 Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-07-03
- Incubate Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-07-03
- LDV Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-07-03
- Magna International - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-07-03
- Mitsubishi Electric - Participant - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2024-07-03
- Shell Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-07-03
- Vela Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-07-03
- Volex - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-07-03
Team
- Christian Bersch - CEO
- Anjali Naik - COO
- Jonas Witt - CTO - Leads Cartken?s software, mapping, and AI technical vision.
Timeline
Events
- 2025-06-25 - Commercial Order - Melco orders nearly 100 Cartken Hauler robots
The agreement was described as multi-million-dollar. A Mitsubishi Electric Group company ordered nearly 100 Cartken Hauler robots. Cartken said deployments would span Japanese industrial facilities during the fiscal year.
Source - 2025-05-14 - Partnership - Cartken and Stirling Ultracold launch autonomous cold-chain transport solution
The partnership combines Cartken Hauler with Stirling?s ULT25NEU portable ultra-low-temperature freezer. The solution targets autonomous transport of temperature-sensitive samples, reagents, and materials across life-sciences, healthcare, research, and industrial sites. The integration supports indoor/outdoor mobility, elevator-enabled multi-floor operation, and temperature-controlled transport down to -86 C.
Source - 2025-04-09 - Product Launch - Cartken launches Hauler industrial material-handling robot
Cartken launched Hauler on April 9, 2025 for manufacturing, warehouse, distribution-center, campus, and life-sciences material transport. The robot supports indoor and outdoor navigation, multiple floors, elevators, gates, doors, and software-system integrations. Cartken listed a 660 lb flat-surface payload, all-weather operation, autonomous charging, cargo options, and fully operational deployment within seven days.
Source - 2024-07-03 - Funding - Cartken raises $10 million financing led by 468 Capital
468 Capital led the $10 million financing, with Incubate Fund, LDV Partners and Vela Partners participating. Strategic participants included Magna International, Mitsubishi Electric, Shell Ventures and Volex. Cartken said the round brought cumulative funding to $22.5 million and would advance its autonomy stack and enterprise partnerships.
Source - 2022-12-15 - Partnership - Uber Eats and Cartken launch Miami robot delivery partnership
The service began with select merchants in the Dadeland area of Miami-Dade County. The partnership gave Cartken its first formal global on-demand delivery-app partner beyond college campuses.
Source - 2022-09-07 - Partnership - Grubhub and Cartken bring robot delivery to college campuses
The service launched at Ohio State University with Cartken delivery robots. The partnership connected Cartken sidewalk robots to Grubhub campus food delivery demand.
Source - 2022-09-07 - Production Milestone - Magna begins manufacturing Cartken Model C delivery robots
The manufacturing programme covers Cartken's Model C autonomous delivery robot fleet. Magna expected to produce thousands of robots over the term of the agreement at its Michigan facility.
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Relations
Relationships
- Melco / Mitsubishi Electric group company
Customer - Melco ordered nearly 100 Cartken Hauler robots for Japanese industrial facilities.
- Stirling Ultracold
Cold Chain Storage Integration Partner - Cartken partnered with Stirling Ultracold to pair Hauler with portable ultra-low-temperature storage for autonomous cold-chain transport.
- Magna
Manufacturing Partner - Magna began manufacturing Cartken Model C autonomous delivery robots in Michigan.
Commercial
- Melco orders nearly 100 Cartken Hauler robots
2025-06-25 · Order / contract · Melco ordered nearly 100 Cartken Hauler robots for industrial applications across Japanese facilities.
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