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Our Story

FORT brings together the best technologists who have spent their careers working to solve the most complex and dangerous aspects of robotics. 

The company was founded in 2018 by Samuel Reeves, who spent the previous decade making landmine clearance safer through the use of robotics. During this time Reeves realized that secure communications – considered core infrastructure elsewhere in technology – didn’t exist for robots in fields like construction, agriculture, warehousing or elsewhere. 

FORT was founded to create a first-of-its-kind Robotics Control Platform (RCP) to empower companies with the unique tools needed to ensure robots cause no harm.

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Our Impact

FORT is trusted by hundreds of businesses around the globe, including Fortune 500 companies and leaders in robotics and AI development. 

FORT empowers companies across a range of industries - including warehousing, construction, and transportation - to maximize productivity and ensure safety by preventing system failures, security breaches, and real world harm caused by robotics before it happens.

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Our Values 

Think Out Loud
Think Out Loud
No one person has all the answers. Inspiration comes when great minds come together and challenge each other.
Deliver Customer Experience Worthy of Loyalty
Deliver Customer Experience Worthy of Loyalty
We seek deep understanding of customer needs and aspirations, and build trust through expert guidance and high-quality delivery.
Own Your Priorities
Own Your Priorities
Our employees are proactive and driven to personally contribute to the long-term goals of the business.
Accomplish the Impossible
Accomplish the Impossible
Creating a new category requires curiosity and belief in our ability to realize an ambitious vision.
Build Together
Build Together
Diverse, inclusive teams accomplish more than the sum of their parts.

At FORT, we build together. 

We believe the technologies that enable humans and robots to work side by side productively should be built by and built for every kind of human. 

 

To us, that means creating a sense of genuine belonging regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, physical or mental ability– for every kind of human.

We work hard to be proactively inclusive in the way we hire our employees, lead our teams, design our products, choose our partners, and serve our customers.  Like any good builder, we stay open to new ideas, welcome constructive advice, and are constantly improving on the things we make and the way we treat each other.

 

Leadership Team

Samuel Reeves

Founder and CEO

Nathan Bivans

Chief Technology Officer

Justin Brown

VP, Sales

Rhonda Dobyne

Global Director of Quality

Rico Gardaphe

Chief of Staff

Sarah Keim

Head of People

Nivedita Ojha

VP, Product

Doug Riffle

VP, Customer Success

John Schaefer

VP, Engineering

Jim Spivey

VP, Finance & Operations

What People Are Saying About FORT

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Safety unlocks the pathway forward for robotics and is a huge impactful and investable opportunity. FORT is creating systems that will accelerate the rise of autonomous vehicles and robotics, making work safer and more productive.

Suzanne Fletcher
Prime Movers Lab

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