Robot maker · registered
Contoro Robotics
Builds its own AI-powered autonomous unloading robot ('Dock Duck') that drives into floor-loaded trailers/containers, grips boxes with a patented two-point DuoGrasp 'beak' end-effector onto a conveyor, using remote human-in-the-loop intervention (InteleOp) and a continuous-learning system (AdaptAI); a next-generation palletizing system is in development. Backed by Doosan, Coupang and the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund ($22M total raised).
Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Robot models
Specifications remain vendor-claimed
Dock Duck (Contoro Trailer Unloading Robot)
- Achieves over 99% success unloading floor-loaded shipping containers using a human-in-the-loop model
vendor-defined pick success rate for floor-loaded container unloading
Claim source - Improved unloading throughput by roughly 20% every six months across a one-year deployment
vendor-defined throughput improvement rate observed in a live 3PL deployment
Claim source
Deployment log
Announced and cited only
Funding history
Publicly announced rounds
Series A
Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, Coupang, Doosan, Future Play, IMM Investment, Kakao Ventures, KB Investment, SV Investment
Round sourceSeed
Bass Investment, Future Play, Kakao Ventures, SV Investment, UT Austin Seed Fund
Round sourcePre-seed
Round sourceUndisclosed
Investors undisclosed
Round sourceHiring signal
Public job board · 2026-08-10
Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.
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5 unique public sources