Rosotics
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Rosotics builds large-scale metal 3D printers using its induction-based Rapid Induction Printing process for aerospace and defense.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Rosotics is a metal additive manufacturing company developing large-scale metal 3D printing systems. Its proprietary process, called Rapid Induction Printing, uses induction to heat and deposit electrically conductive metals rather than relying on lasers. The company states this approach requires less energy and material than conventional metal additive techniques and allows a wider nozzle, increasing material deposition per hour.
The company's printing system, Mantis, folds for packing and transport and has arms that unfold and extend to enable larger prints, including on-site manufacturing. Mantis Generation 1 is specified to print aerospace-grade aluminum and steel in diameters from 1.5 m (5 ft) to 8 m (26 ft) and heights up to 9 m (30 ft). Rosotics positions its focus areas as orbital infrastructure and defense hardware, and has described aerospace as its starting market with a longer-term aim of broader industrial applications.
Founding story
Rosotics was founded around the premise that induction is the most effective means of 3D printing metal, as articulated by founder and CEO Christian LaRosa; Austin Thurman served as COO.
Business model
Business-to-business manufacturing, supplying large-scale metal additive manufacturing technology and systems to industrial customers.
Traction
Reported to be working with the aerospace industry as it rolled out its technology at the time of its pre-seed announcement; Mantis Generation 1 build specifications had been defined.
Latest developments
In December 2022 the company announced a $750,000 pre-seed round led by Draper Associates, with Draper's founding partner citing its Rapid Induction Printing process as enabling customers to iterate and produce vehicles for space and transportation.
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Market position
Described as a company producing very large metal 3D printers and a sector participant in large-scale metal additive manufacturing, operating alongside laser powder bed fusion and other metal AM approaches.
Elimination of laser-based hardware in favor of induction heating, which the company links to lower energy and material consumption, wider nozzles and higher deposition rates, plus a transportable, deployable printer architecture for large parts.
Technology
Rapid Induction Printing, an induction-based metal deposition process that exploits the electrical conductivity of metals in place of laser-based melting, implemented in the Mantis printer platform. Mantis uses a foldable, origami-like structure with extendable arms to allow transport and large build envelopes; Generation 1 targets aerospace-grade aluminum and steel at 1.5-8 m diameters and up to 9 m in height.
Go-to-market
Industrial and heavy-engineering manufacturers, with initial work in the aerospace industry and applications in orbital infrastructure and defense hardware.
Geography
United States; associated with Mesa, Arizona.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsRosotics announced $750,000 in pre-seed funding led by Draper Associates, with participation from Correlation Ventures, Vibe Capital and Sequoia Capital, to advance its Rapid Induction Printing process for heavy-industry metal 3D printing.
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primary sources listed
- Rosotics Funding | FundedIQfundediq.co · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Rosotics do?
- Rosotics builds large-scale metal 3D printers using its induction-based Rapid Induction Printing process for aerospace and defense.
- Who are Rosotics's investors?
- Rosotics's investors include Unruly Capital, Vibe Capital.