Acquired Avianna, an AI company that enables robots to understand human language and operate autonomously, expanding Lucid Bots' autonomy and voice-control capabilities.
SourceWe build robots for dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Charlotte-based AI robotics company that builds autonomous cleaning drones and robots for dangerous exterior maintenance work. Lucid Bots sells its Sherpa cleaning drone and Lavo pressure-washing robot, and also offers Lucid Refresh, a subscription/RaaS model that bundles hardware, software, training, and support.
Primary product
Sherpa cleaning drone
Founded
2018
Headquarters
6601 Northpark Blvd Suite A, Charlotte, NC 28216, United States
Team size
51-200
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Automation Machinery Manufacturing
Sub-industry
AI robotics for commercial exterior cleaning and building maintenance
Offices
Business model
Stage
Series B
Total raised
$34M
Latest round
Series B · Mar 2026
Latest amount
$20M
Leadership
Founder & CEO
VP Product and Engineering
VP of Hardware Operations
Director of Engineering
Director of People Operations
VP of Customer Success
VP of Sales
Investors
Public job postings emphasize team-first execution, continuous learning, customer focus, ownership, and solving hard problems. Core values repeatedly cited are Expedition Behavior, Grow with Humility, Lift People Up, Build the Extraordinary, and Above the Line.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public postings mention competitive salary, performance-based commission for sales roles, and equity via an employee stock option plan. No public salary bands were disclosed in the sources reviewed.
Benefits
Pricing
Outright hardware purchase plus Lucid Refresh subscription tiers for hardware, software, training, support, and coverage.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$5M-$25M
Estimated monthly visits
27.8K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Acquired Avianna, an AI company that enables robots to understand human language and operate autonomously, expanding Lucid Bots' autonomy and voice-control capabilities.
SourcePR Newswire · Mar 2026
Official announcement of Lucid Bots' $20M Series B, co-led by Cubit Capital and Idea Fund Partners, bringing total funding to $34M and expanding Lucid Refresh and manufacturing capacity.
TechCrunch · Mar 2026
TechCrunch covers the Series B and says the company will use the capital to hire and scale manufacturing capacity amid strong demand.
The Robot Report · Mar 2026
Covers the Series B, the operator network's revenue milestone, and the launch of Power Tether and the Lavo AI robot.
PR Newswire · Jul 2024
Announces the Avianna acquisition and explains how natural-language AI will improve autonomy and voice control in Lucid Bots' robots.
PR Newswire · May 2024
Official Series A announcement led by Cubit Capital with participation from Idea Fund Partners, Danu Venture Group, Y Combinator's Growth Fund, and Gratus Capital.