Machina Labs

• RoboCraftsman

• RoboCraftsman with NASA toroidal tank demonstration

  Physical Demo - Tested With - Machina Labs used RoboCraftsman with RoboForming to fabricate a NASA toroidal tank without dedicated molds or dies.

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Supply chain relationships

• United States Air Force

  Outbound - Robotic Manufacturing - The U.S. Air Force purchased a second Machina Labs RoboCraftsman platform for aircraft sustainment

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• Lockheed Martin

  Outbound - Manufacturing - Machina is contracted to qualify a RoboFormed assembly for Lockheed Martin's JASSM programme

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• 2026-02-05 - Series C - $124M - Machina Labs raises $124M Series C and plans first large-scale intelligent factory

  Machina Labs closed a $124 million Series C to develop a 200,000-square-foot intelligent factory designed for up to 50 RoboCraftsman cells and thousands of annual structural assemblies. - source: machinalabs.ai

• 2023-10-06 - Series B - $32M - Machina Labs raises $32M Series B for robotic manufacturing

  Machina Labs closed a $32 million Series B co-led by NVentures and Innovation Endeavors to meet customer demand and expand its robotic manufacturing research and systems. - source: machinalabs.ai

• 2021-11-17 - Series A - $14M - Machina Labs raises $14M Series A and emerges from stealth

  Machina Labs raised a $14 million Series A led by Innovation Endeavors, bringing total funding to $16.3 million as it opened its robotic manufacturing platform to commercial partners. - source: techcrunch.com

• Innovation Endeavors - Lead - Angel / Individual - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2021-11-17 - latest 2023-10-06
• Balerion Space Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-04
• Congruent Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-11-17
• Embark Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-11-17
• Lockheed Martin Ventures - Lead - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2026-02-04
• NVentures - Lead - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2023-10-06
• Strategic Development Fund - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-04
• Woven Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-02-04

• Edward Mehr - Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer - Leads Machina’s product and factory scale-up from robotic forming into production manufacturing.
• John Borrego - President, Machina Bellator - Directs missile, hypersonics and aerospace manufacturing programmes through Machina’s defence subsidiary.
• Ronen Lebi - Chief Business Officer - Leads strategy, sales and growth across defence, aerospace and industrial markets.
• Scott Brady - Board Director - Joined Machina’s board as the company moved from early development into production applications.

Events

• 2026-07-15 - Contract Award - Machina wins Lockheed Martin qualification contract for JASSM assembly

  The assembly is the first product from a Machina Factory to enter qualification for a defence missile system. Machina produced it in Los Angeles using RoboForming and precision laser welding. Factory 3 is under development as a 200,000-square-foot site designed for up to 50 RoboCraftsman cells and high-rate defence production.

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• 2026-07-07 - Org Change - Machina Labs launches defence manufacturing subsidiary Machina Bellator

  Bellator covers missiles, hypersonic systems, UAVs and aircraft-sustainment applications. The subsidiary brings defence contracting, certification and compliance work under one operating structure. Machina said Factory 3 is designed for more than 50 RoboCraftsman cells and advanced manufacturing from 2027.

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• 2026-06-17 - Demonstration - Machina Labs and nTop demonstrate tool-free UAV airframe workflow

  The teams evaluated 11 structural variants and 15 CFD cases before committing the design to metal. Machina produced the airframe through robotic forming, joining and assembly without dedicated hard tooling. The programme is continuing toward a roughly six-foot flight demonstrator with RCTestFlight.

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• 2026-02-05 - Funding - Machina Labs raises $124M Series C and plans first large-scale intelligent factory

  Woven Capital, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Balerion Space Ventures and Strategic Development Fund invested in the round. The planned U.S. factory is designed for up to 50 RoboCraftsman cells and thousands of aerospace and defence assemblies annually. Machina said the facility will integrate forming, welding and assembly in one software-defined production system.

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• 2026-01-28 - Regulatory - Machina Labs achieves CMMC Level 2 certification

  The assessment covered all 110 controls required under NIST SP 800-171. Certification supports defence programmes that require secure handling of controlled technical data. Machina linked the milestone to scaling production-ready manufacturing infrastructure for defence and aerospace work.

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• 2026-01-15 - Org Change - Scott Brady joins Machina Labs board of directors

  Brady had backed Machina since its 2021 Series A round. His background spans entrepreneurship, investing and work with technical teams in robotics, automation and advanced manufacturing. The appointment added scale-up experience as Machina expanded production applications across defence and automotive markets.

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• 2025-12-11 - Partnership - Machina Labs and SDF sign UAE manufacturing partnership and investment agreement

  The proposed venture would use Machina’s software-defined factory technology across aerospace, defence and mobility programmes. SDF disclosed an initial investment and said additional funding could reach AED 125 million as the partnership develops. The parties will assess regional requirements and the feasibility of deploying Machina manufacturing capacity in the UAE.

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• 2025-09-30 - Partnership - Machina Labs and Toyota begin pilot for customised automotive body panels

  The pilot was unveiled at UP.Summit 2025 using a customised Toyota Tacoma tailgate. The work targets automotive-grade quality and throughput for low-volume body-panel production. Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth-stage venture arm, made a strategic investment alongside the pilot.

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• 2025-09-17 - Contract Award - Machina Labs wins AFRL and ARM Institute contract for automated airframe tooling

  The programme applies machine learning to data generated across RoboCraftsman systems. Its initial scope is automated tool-path generation for airframe skins and panels. The work supports deployable production of sustainment parts closer to the point of need.

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• 2025-04-07 - Contract Award - U.S. Air Force orders second RoboCraftsman for aircraft sustainment

  The system was assigned to the University of Dayton Research Institute for training and qualification of replacement aircraft parts. RoboCraftsman combines forming, scanning, trimming and drilling in a portable manufacturing system. Machina said the unit can be deployed in less than a day for depot or forward-site production.

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• 2025-03-05 - Capability - Machina Labs fabricates tool-free toroidal tank for NASA

  NASA selected RoboCraftsman with RoboForming for the toroidal-tank manufacturing challenge. The process combined robotic forming, in-cell scanning, stress relief, trimming and final joining. The demonstration revisited a tank geometry whose conventional manufacturing cost and lead time had limited practical use.

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• 2024-04-03 - Deployment - Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex deploys Machina system for aircraft parts

  The system was installed at Robins Air Force Base for repair and sustainment work across aircraft platforms. Its two seven-axis robotic arms form metal parts from materials including titanium and Inconel. Warner Robins said the system could produce selected parts up to six months faster than traditional forming methods.

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• 2023-10-06 - Funding - Machina Labs raises $32M Series B for robotic manufacturing

  NVentures and Innovation Endeavors co-led the $32 million round. Machina said the capital would support customer demand, research and continued product development. The financing brought total disclosed funding to $45 million.

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• 2023-09-11 - Product Launch - Machina Labs launches its portable Deployable System for commercial availability

  The system made its public debut at FABTECH 2023 in Chicago. The commercial launch made Machina’s RoboForming process available as an on-premise standalone system. Its portable architecture was designed for installation in existing or remote production environments without major foundation work.

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• 2023-03-16 - Contract Award - Machina Labs wins $1.6M U.S. Air Force contract for robotic composite tooling

  The programme focused on metal tooling for a fast-cure, out-of-autoclave composite process. Earlier AFRL work had validated Machina tooling for vacuum integrity, dimensional stability and thermal response. The contract advanced a large-envelope two-robot forming process intended to reduce tooling cost and lead time.

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• 2021-11-17 - Funding - Machina Labs raises $14M Series A and emerges from stealth

  Innovation Endeavors led the round, with Congruent Ventures and Embark Ventures participating. The company emerged from stealth after pilot work with NASA and the U.S. Air Force. Machina said the capital would support Los Angeles hiring and additional platform research and development.

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Profile notes

• Machina Labs uses robots to sell manufactured parts and production capacity

  reviewed 2026-07-18 - Machina Labs operates RoboCraftsman cells inside its own software-defined factories to form and finish large metal structures. Customers buy manufactured parts and production capacity rather than a general-purpose robot platform.

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Relationships

• nTop

  Computational Design Partner - Machina and nTop connected parametric design with tool-free robotic production for a Class 3 UAV airframe demonstrator.

• Toyota Motor Corporation

  Automotive Manufacturing Pilot Partner - Machina and Toyota Motor North America began a pilot for customised automotive body-panel production using RoboForming.

• University of Dayton Research Institute

  Robocraftsman Host Site - A second RoboCraftsman was assigned to the University of Dayton Research Institute for aircraft-part training and qualification.

• Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex

  Aircraft Sustainment Deployment - Machina deployed its portable robotic manufacturing system at Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex for on-site aircraft parts.

• Strategic Development Fund

  Investment And Uae Manufacturing Partner - Machina and Strategic Development Fund signed an investment and partnership agreement to assess advanced manufacturing deployment in the UAE.

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Context tags

• Defence Manufacturing - Customer Environment - Official company sources support this operating context.
• Robotics-enabled manufacturing workflow - Workflow - Official company sources support this operating context.
• Intelligent Factory - Peer Group - Official company sources support this operating context.
• Robotic Metal Forming - Workflow - Official company sources support this operating context.
• Software-Defined Manufacturing - Capability - Official company sources support this operating context.

• Machina wins Lockheed Martin qualification contract for JASSM assembly

  2026-07-15 · Order / contract · Lockheed Martin awarded Machina a qualification contract for a RoboFormed assembly supporting the JASSM programme, with production targeted through Machina Factory 3.

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• Machina Labs wins AFRL and ARM Institute contract for automated airframe tooling

  2025-09-17 · Order / contract · AFRL and the ARM Institute awarded Machina Labs a multiyear programme to add AI-driven tool-path generation for airframe skins and panels to deployable RoboCraftsman systems.

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• U.S. Air Force orders second RoboCraftsman for aircraft sustainment

  2025-04-07 · Order / contract · The U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office awarded Machina Labs a second RoboCraftsman contract, taking disclosed defence awards to $14 million.

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• Machina Labs wins $1.6M U.S. Air Force contract for robotic composite tooling

  2023-03-16 · Order / contract · The U.S. Air Force awarded Machina Labs a $1.6 million AFWERX TACFI contract to advance robotic manufacture of metal tooling for high-rate composite production.

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