PR Newswire · Jul 2026
Partnership news; mentions 400+ operators and operations across more than 40 states and three continents.
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Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Overview
Lucid Bots is a Charlotte-based robotics company focused on autonomous exterior and surface cleaning. Its core products are the Sherpa cleaning drone and the Lavo Bot / Lavo Bot AI pressure-washing robot, sold with supporting software, training, and service via hardware sales and recurring subscription offerings.
Primary product
Sherpa cleaning drone
Founded
2018
Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Team size
51-200
Industry
Automation Machinery Manufacturing
Sub-industry
Robotics for commercial cleaning and facility maintenance
Offices
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Business model
hardware sales
robotics-as-a-service
subscription
software-enabled services
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
CEO / Founder
VP of Hardware Operations
VP Product and Engineering
Katie Purcell
Director of People Operations
Caleb Pinckney
Director of Engineering
John?
Work & culture
Public-facing materials emphasize responsible robotics, safety, efficiency, domestic manufacturing, and helping workers do dangerous jobs more safely. Career details and benefits are not clearly published on primary sources reviewed.
Compensation
No public compensation bands or detailed pay information were found in reviewed primary sources. The company has publicly discussed subscription pricing for customers, not employee compensation.
Product & market
Pricing
Hardware purchase plus subscription-based Lucid Refresh and related support/software/service offerings; Sherpa pricing has been publicly referenced around $35,000-$45,000 depending on payload, and Lucid Refresh subscription pricing starts around $2,500-$2,950/month in published materials.
Differentiators
- —purpose-built autonomous exterior cleaning platform
- —domestically manufactured hardware in Charlotte
- —combines hardware, software, training, job intelligence, and equipment coverage
- —subscription model for operators
- —focus on safety and labor reduction
- —large real-world operator network and revenue generated by customers
Technology
NVIDIA edge compute
Lucid OS
FAA Part 107 operational workflows
autonomous robotics
computer vision
mapping and route memory
pressure-washing integration
Customers
commercial cleaning operators
building service contractors
facility managers
property managers
commercial building owners
construction and exterior maintenance operators
Competitors
traditional window cleaning and pressure washing contractors
access-method vendors using scaffolding, lifts, and rope access
other cleaning robotics providers
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Not publicly disclosed; likely in the multi-million dollar range based on funding/traction materials, but no audited revenue figure was found in primary sources.
Estimated monthly visits
27.8K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
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 · Mar 2026
Series B announcement; says total funding reached $34M and proceeds will scale commercial operations, manufacturing, and Lucid Refresh.
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.
PR Newswire · Jul 2024
Acquisition of Avianna to improve AI and autonomous operations in its cleaning robots.
Jobs and careers at Lucid Bots
2 jobs at Lucid Bots
Customer Success Specialist
On-site
Customer Success
Charlotte, NC; Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
2w ago
On-site
Full-time
Power Electronics / Electrical Systems Engineer
On-site
Engineering
Charlotte, NC; Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
4w ago
On-site
Full-time