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Develops construction robots to automate precise BIM layout tasks by printing designs on job sites for contractors.
Dusty Robotics is a Mountain View, California-based company that develops construction robots designed to automate layout tasks by printing precise building plans directly onto job site surfaces from Building Information Modeling (BIM) data. The organization provides hardware and software solutions that streamline the transition from digital models to physical construction, improving spatial accuracy and mitigating labor shortages within the commercial building sector. Operating through a service and deployment business model, the company generates revenue from paid print jobs and pilot programs following initial site validations. To scale its engineering efforts and expand its market reach, the enterprise has raised $69.5 million in total funding to date. The firm primarily serves commercial contractors, and it recently expanded its industry partnerships by joining the Tilt-Up Concrete Association. Dusty Robotics was founded in 2018 by Tessa Lau and Philipp Herget.
Dusty Robotics has raised $69.0M across 4 funding rounds.
Dusty Robotics has raised $69.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Dusty Robotics has raised $69.0M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $45.0M Series B in May 2022.
Dusty Robotics builds the FieldPrinter, an autonomous mobile robot that automates construction layout by printing digital BIM models directly onto job sites with sub-millimeter accuracy.[1][2][3] It serves general contractors, framers, mechanical trades, and VDC managers on projects like data centers, healthcare facilities, and industrial manufacturing, solving chronic issues in the construction industry—such as labor shortages, escalating costs, tight timelines, human error in manual layouts, poor cross-trade communication, and rework—by enabling 10x faster layouts (10,000-15,000 sq ft per day with one person), 100% design accuracy (up to 1/16” at 600 DPI), multi-trade coordination, and safer, more efficient workflows that shorten project timelines from months to days.[1][2][4][6] With robots deployed across the US, over 80 employees, and real-world savings like $80,000 on a single facility, Dusty demonstrates strong growth momentum as a PropTech leader revolutionizing the world's largest industry.[2][5]
Founded in 2018 in Mountain View, CA, Dusty Robotics emerged from a need to bridge the gap between digital building designs and physical construction, starting with a lean prototype that could only print L-shapes but iterated rapidly based on job site feedback.[4][5] The idea stemmed from founders' recognition of construction's outdated manual layout processes amid labor shortages and error-prone handoffs from BIM models, leading to a robot-powered solution that evolved from a service model (Dusty-operated) to a scalable product contractors run after brief training.[1][4] Early traction came from general contractors spotting multi-trade potential, pivotal moments included partnerships like PMD for precision motion control enabling blind-spot printing and cliff detection, and customer wins like Truebeck, LIFTbuild, and Jenco, fueling expansion to 80+ employees worldwide.[2][3][4][5]
Dusty rides the construction automation and PropTech wave, addressing a $10T+ global industry's digital-physical divide amid labor shortages (exacerbated post-pandemic) and demands for precision in complex builds like data centers.[1][5] Timing is ideal with BIM adoption surging and robotics maturing—Dusty influences the ecosystem by standardizing accurate, collaborative layouts, enabling faster/more predictable builds, reducing waste, and inspiring multi-trade tech integration, as seen in projects from Mortenson to Align.[2][6] Market forces like rising costs (up 30%+ recently) and safety regs favor it, positioning Dusty as a catalyst for robot-powered workforce revolution.[1]
Dusty is primed for explosive scaling with FieldPrinter upgrades tackling more site dangers, global expansion beyond US deployments, and deeper BIM ecosystem ties amid construction's tech inflection point.[3][5] Trends like AI-driven coordination, modular prefab, and labor robotics will amplify its edge, potentially dominating layout (20-30% of early project time) and spawning adjacent tools. As adoption grows, Dusty's influence could redefine efficiency standards, turning job sites into seamless digital twins and yielding massive returns for early adopters—revolutionizing how we build, just as promised.[1][4]
Dusty Robotics has raised $69.0M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Dusty Robotics's investors include Scale Venture Partners, Anorak Ventures, Jon Stein, Asylum Ventures, Band of Angels, Baseline Ventures, Berkeley Angel Network, Bessemer Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, First Round Capital, Gaingels, Khosla Ventures.