The Forge

Fixed-wing UAV Defense

U.S

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Highlights

1 fact

Tracked signals (12mo) 19
confidence not yet assessed as of 1 May 2026
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

The Forge — Tracked signals (12mo): 19. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-05-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:signal_count

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_the-forge_signal_count,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {The Forge — Tracked signals (12mo)},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:signal_count},
  note = {As of 2026-05-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "fact:the-forge:signal_count",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "The Forge — Tracked signals (12mo)",
  "author": [
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    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:signal_count",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
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        5,
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-05-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

What they do

2 products

ProductLaunchEnvironmentStatusCitation
Autonomous Welding Intelligence System 2025 Indoor PROTOTYPE
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

The Forge — Product: Autonomous Welding Intelligence System. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:product:autonomous-welding-intelligence-system

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_the-forge_product_autonomous-welding-intelligence-system,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {The Forge — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:product:autonomous-welding-intelligence-system},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:the-forge:product:autonomous-welding-intelligence-system",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "The Forge — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:product:autonomous-welding-intelligence-system",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Modular Autonomous Fabrication Cell — Indoor CONCEPT
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

The Forge — Product: Modular Autonomous Fabrication Cell. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:product:modular-autonomous-fabrication-cell

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_the-forge_product_modular-autonomous-fabrication-cell,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {The Forge — Product},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:product:modular-autonomous-fabrication-cell},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:the-forge:product:modular-autonomous-fabrication-cell",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "The Forge — Product",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:product:modular-autonomous-fabrication-cell",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Scale & activity

2 deals · 19 signals

19 tracked signals latest 1 May 2026
DateDealValue / typeEvidenceCitation
1 Sept 2025 Y Combinator Fall 2025 Investment FUNDING source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

The Forge — FUNDING: Y Combinator Fall 2025 Investment. robotics.press Directory. As of 2025-09-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:deal:2025-09-01-funding

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_the-forge_deal_2025-09-01-funding,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {The Forge — FUNDING},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:deal:2025-09-01-funding},
  note = {As of 2025-09-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:the-forge:deal:2025-09-01-funding",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "The Forge — FUNDING",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:deal:2025-09-01-funding",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2025,
        9,
        1
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2025-09-01; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Undated Planned Robot OEM and Welding Equipment Partnerships PARTNERSHIP source ↗
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

The Forge — PARTNERSHIP: Planned Robot OEM and Welding Equipment Partnerships. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:deal:undated-partnership-planned-robot-oem-and-welding-equipment-partnerships

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_the-forge_deal_undated-partnership-planned-robot-oem-and-welding-equipment-partnerships,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {The Forge — PARTNERSHIP},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:deal:undated-partnership-planned-robot-oem-and-welding-equipment-partnerships},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:the-forge:deal:undated-partnership-planned-robot-oem-and-welding-equipment-partnerships",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "The Forge — PARTNERSHIP",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:deal:undated-partnership-planned-robot-oem-and-welding-equipment-partnerships",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Deployment sites: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Network

2 people

PersonRoleCitation
Eoin Co-Founder
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

The Forge — Person: Eoin — Co-Founder. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:person:eoin

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_the-forge_person_eoin,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {The Forge — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:person:eoin},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:the-forge:person:eoin",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "The Forge — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:person:eoin",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}
Robert Cormican Founder / CEO
CITE

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

The Forge — Person: Robert Cormican — Founder / CEO. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:person:robert-cormican

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_the-forge_person_robert-cormican,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {The Forge — Person},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:person:robert-cormican},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

{
  "id": "fact:the-forge:person:robert-cormican",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "The Forge — Person",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/#fact:the-forge:person:robert-cormican",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Competitors: searched, not found. We searched the available record and found no published evidence.

Analysis

Research Report: The Forge

quick report · 5 May 2026 · 15 sources · 2,217 words

This report analyzes Forge Robotics, a Y Combinator Fall 2025 startup developing autonomous welding systems using robot-mounted vision and AI-based feature detection for metal fabrication. The company is early-stage, actively seeking pilot customers, with a stated mission to build modular autonomous fabrication cells that reduce manual robot programming and expand robotic welding into high-mix/low-volume manufacturing contexts.

What the full report unlocks
  • Research methods and evidence notes
  • Market implications and peer comparison
  • Risk register and source appendix
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Sources

Searched, not found

  • competitors
  • deployment sites
Cite this dossier

As of dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15

Plain text

The Forge company dossier. robotics.press Directory. As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15. https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/

BibTeX

@misc{robotics_press_the-forge_dossier,
  author = {{robotics.press}},
  title = {The Forge company dossier},
  howpublished = {robotics.press Directory},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/},
  note = {As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15}
}

CSL JSON

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  "id": "robotics-press-the-forge",
  "type": "webpage",
  "title": "The Forge company dossier",
  "author": [
    {
      "literal": "robotics.press"
    }
  ],
  "publisher": "robotics.press Directory",
  "URL": "https://robotics.press/company/the-forge/",
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        2026,
        7,
        23
      ]
    ]
  },
  "note": "As of 2026-07-23; dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15",
  "dataset-release": "rp-dir-2026-07-15"
}

Dataset rp-dir-2026-07-15 · schema 1.0.0 · data changed 23 Jul 2026

People2

Named individuals associated with this company.

  • EoinCo-Founder
  • Robert CormicanFounder / CEO

Deals & events2

Funding, contracts, partnerships and acquisitions on record.

Signals1

Collected mentions that contributed to this profile.

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