Kinova
Quebec maker of lightweight robot arms used widely in assistive, research and medical robotics
Startup · Shipping · Robotics leader · Boisbriand, Quebec, Canada · Founded 2006 · kinovarobotics.com
- Funding · details not disclosed
Profile
Kinova makes lightweight robot arms used in assistive devices, research labs (including many humanoid and robot-learning labs) and medical robotics. Its last disclosed financing was CAD 60M in 2022. It isn't a humanoid maker but is one of Canada's main robotics manufacturers.
Notes Unverified Low-confidence record. Charles Deguire is president and CEO per Kinova's own leadership page; he is also a co-founder per ÉTS Montréal and the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service.
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Leadership
- Charles Deguire, President & CEO, co-founder
Flagship robots
- Gen3 / Link 6 arms Cobot
- JACO assistive arm Cobot
Funding and valuation
Latest round
$47M
Growth financing · Feb 9, 2022
Led by Graham Partners
Also Export Development Canada, Strategic Innovation Fund (CAD 20M).
CAD 60M total; USD approximate
Original amount: CAD 60,000,000. Dollar figures converted from other currencies are approximate.
- Kinova raises $60 million in new financing (Newswire.ca) (Feb 9, 2022)
Trademarks
No US filings since 2025 (last checked ).
Source: USPTO Trademark Search, matched on the company’s legal names. Rechecked on the 1st and 15th of each month. A filing shows intent to use a name in the US, not a launched product.
Competitors
Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.
Doosan Robotics
Adjacent competitorBoth sell lightweight robot arms: Doosan Robotics makes cobots and is developing industrial humanoids for a 2028 proof of concept, while Kinova makes lightweight robot arms used in assistive devices and research labs.
Universal Robots (Teradyne Robotics)
Adjacent competitorBoth sell lightweight robot arms: Universal Robots pioneered cobots and sells the Gen 7 arm family, while Kinova makes lightweight robot arms used in assistive devices and research labs.
Recent news
No dated news items in this dataset.
Sources
- Kinova raises $60 million in new financing (Newswire.ca) (Feb 9, 2022)
- Meet our leadership team: Charles Deguire, President and CEO (Kinova) (Oct 11, 2026)
Confidence: low.