Ava Robotics
About
About Ava Robotics
Ava Robotics develops autonomous mobile service robots for workplace and healthcare settings. Its telepresence platforms let a remote participant navigate through a site with live video and audio, supporting meetings, facility visits and clinical communication without an on-site operator steering every movement.
The company also offers a mobile base for third-party payloads connected through local or cloud interfaces. Autonomous navigation, docking and fleet software provide the shared mobility layer, while partners add sensing or service equipment. Ava supplies complete systems, deployment tools and support for enterprise operations.
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Products
- Ava Healthcare
Ava workplace robots
- Ava Mobile Base
Ava workplace robots
- Ava Telepresence Robot
Ava workplace robots
Deployments
- Operating use
2022-01-11 - Two Ava telepresence robots were deployed at Verizon’s Boston innovation center to provide remote access to demonstrations and collaboration spaces. - named customer site - Verizon 5G Labs innovation center
Source - Operating use
2026-08-15 - Ava Robotics says its Mobile Base is proven at hundreds of locations, including offices, hotels, convention centers, hospitals, retail sites, factories and laboratories. - multi-industry commercial deployments
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Observed use
- Ava Mobile Base with Johnson Controls Tyco Security Robot
2021-09-22 - Operational - Mounted - Johnson Controls’ Tyco Security Robot uses the Ava Mobile Base as its autonomous mobile platform.
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Funding
- 2019-06-14 - Seed - $2.9M - Ava Robotics raises $2.9M seed round
Ava Robotics raised $2.9 million in seed funding after spinning out of iRobot. - source: forbes.com
Investors
- Innospark Ventures - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2019-06-14
Team
- Youssef Saleh - Co-Founder and CEO - Co-founded Ava Robotics and leads the independent company.
- Marcio Macedo - Co-Founder and VP Products - Co-founded Ava Robotics and leads product strategy.
- Rob Kutner - Chief Revenue Officer - Leads revenue and commercial growth.
- Alyssa Pierson - Chief Scientist - Leads scientific work supporting Ava Robotics' autonomous robotic systems.
Timeline
Events
- 2025-02-26 - Product Launch - Ava Robotics introduces Ava Healthcare Robot for telemedicine
The system combines autonomous mobility with a 21.5-inch telemedicine display. A nine-litre compartment supports movement of lightweight clinical items. Ava positions the robot for hospitals and other care settings requiring remote specialist access.
Source - 2024-08-01 - Partnership - VSee Health and Ava Robotics partner on ICU telepresence robots
The planned VSee-powered Ava robot is designed to give remote clinicians a physical presence at the ICU bedside. The partners targeted smaller and regional hospitals as well as major hospital systems.
Source - 2021-09-22 - Product Launch - Johnson Controls launches Tyco Security Robot powered by Ava Robotics
The Tyco Security Robot combined autonomous patrol with video coverage and remote communications. Johnson Controls positioned the system as a commercial security product for workplace facilities.
Source - 2019-06-14 - Funding - Ava Robotics raises $2.9M seed round
Innospark Ventures led the seed financing for the workplace-telepresence robotics company. The capital supported expansion of Ava's autonomous telepresence robot deployments.
Source - 2018-03-13 - Product Launch - Ava Robotics launches Ava telepresence robot
The robot autonomously navigates enterprise environments for remote participants. The launch highlighted integration with Cisco Webex and other video-collaboration services. Ava Robotics positioned the product for workplace collaboration without a local operator driving the base.
Source - 2016-01-01 - Company Formation - Ava Robotics spins out from iRobot
Co-founders Youssef Saleh and Marcio Macedo previously worked on iRobot's commercial remote-presence robots. Saleh had led iRobot's Remote Presence Business Unit before founding Ava Robotics. Macedo had directed product management for iRobot's commercial robots.
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Relations
Relationships
- VSee Health
Icu Telepresence Partner - VSee Health and Ava Robotics partnered on ICU telepresence robots.
- Johnson Controls
Security Robot Product Partner - Johnson Controls launched the Tyco Security Robot powered by Ava Robotics.
Context
Comparable profiles
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comparable profile - Telepresence Robot Builder
- iPresence
comparable profile - Telepresence Robot Builder
Shared workflows
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workflow adjacency - Facility Service Robotics
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workflow adjacency - Facility Service Robotics
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workflow adjacency - Facility Service Robotics
Context tags
- Facility service-robot workflow - Workflow - Profile QA supports Facility Service Robotics.
- Telepresence robot builder - Peer Group - Ava Robotics builds autonomous mobile telepresence robots for workplace and facility workflows: https://www.avarobotics.com/
- Autonomous Mobile Robot Builder - Stack Layer - Profile QA supports Autonomous Mobile Robot Builder.