FORT Robotics is a robotics technology company focused on making autonomous machines safer, more secure and more reliable. Founded in 2018 by Samuel Reeves, the company was established to address a growing challenge in robotics: ensuring that machines operating in real-world environments can be trusted to function safely.
As artificial intelligence and robotics continue to advance, autonomous machines are being deployed across industries such as warehousing, construction, agriculture, defence and transportation. However, these systems also introduce new safety and security challenges, particularly when machines operate around people or communicate with other devices.
FORT Robotics aims to address these challenges by developing technology that helps companies manage the risks associated with autonomous machines.
How FORT Robotics Started
The idea behind FORT Robotics came from founder Samuel Reeves’s experience in landmine clearance. After spending around a decade working in this field, Reeves recognised a significant gap between the rapid development of robotics and AI technologies and the infrastructure needed to ensure their safe operation.
Autonomous machines need more than advanced software and hardware to operate reliably. They also require secure communication, effective control systems and safeguards that help prevent dangerous actions.
Reeves founded FORT Robotics in 2018 to address this gap. The company set out to develop a platform that would help autonomous machines communicate securely, operate reliably and maintain safety as their use expanded across different industries.
Building a Safety and Security Layer for Robotics
FORT Robotics focuses on the infrastructure needed to support safe and secure autonomous operations. Its platform, known as the FORT Trust Layer, combines hardware, software and services designed to help robot manufacturers and operators manage operational risks.
The platform aims to help businesses limit the potential for system failures, strengthen security and maintain control over machines operating in complex environments.
As robots become more connected and capable of making decisions with greater autonomy, ensuring that they respond appropriately to commands and operate within defined safety boundaries becomes increasingly important.
FORT Robotics is working to make these safeguards part of the wider robotics ecosystem, helping companies integrate safety and security into the development and operation of autonomous systems.
Supporting Multiple Industries
Autonomous technology is being adopted across a growing range of industries, each with different operational requirements and safety concerns.
In warehousing, robots can help move goods and support logistics operations. In construction and agriculture, autonomous equipment can perform tasks in challenging environments. Transportation and defence applications also rely on systems that must operate reliably under demanding conditions.
FORT Robotics provides technology designed to help organisations address the safety and security challenges associated with these applications.
The company says its solutions are trusted by hundreds of organisations worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies and businesses working in robotics and AI.
By supporting both robot developers and end users, FORT aims to help companies deploy autonomous machines while maintaining appropriate safeguards for people, equipment and operations.
Why Trust Matters in Robotics
The growth of autonomous machines creates opportunities to improve productivity, reduce repetitive work and operate in environments that may be difficult for humans. However, wider adoption also depends on confidence that these systems can operate safely and securely.
A machine that communicates insecurely or responds incorrectly to a command can create operational risks. These concerns become more significant when autonomous systems work alongside people or control equipment in busy industrial environments.
FORT Robotics is addressing this challenge by focusing on the trust infrastructure that supports autonomous technology. Its approach combines safety, security and operational control to help businesses manage machines throughout their use.
What Comes Next for FORT Robotics?
As robotics and AI become more integrated into industrial operations, the need for dependable safety and security infrastructure is likely to remain an important part of deployment.
FORT Robotics is working to address this need by providing a unified platform for managing risks associated with autonomous machines. Its focus on secure communication, operational safeguards and reliability positions the company within the broader effort to make robotics more practical for real-world use.
Founded in 2018, FORT Robotics is building technology intended to help organisations expand their use of autonomous systems without overlooking safety and security.
The company’s central idea is simple: advancing robotics is not just about making machines more capable; it is also about making them trustworthy enough to operate safely in the real world.
