About FORT Robotics
What is FORT Robotics?
FORT Robotics makes safety and security technology for robots and autonomous machines. Its about page says "Our mission is to ensure robots cause no harm." and describes the product: "The FORT Trust Layer is a unified suite of hardware, software, and services that help robot builders and users limit risk, prevent failures, and maximizing productivity without jeopardizing safety." The same page says "The company was founded in 2018 by Samuel Reeves, whose decade of work in landmine clearance revealed a critical gap", and the contact page gives the address 1608 Walnut St., 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. The about page also says FORT serves "industries such as warehousing, construction, defense, agriculture, and transportation", and the industries page says "FORT offers wired and wireless control systems for the safe, secure, and dynamic control of military vehicles and robots". An 18 August 2026 press release says FORT is "trusted by more than 600 customers including Agility Robotics, Google DeepMind, Cobot, Zoox, RIVR, Carnegie Robotics, Textron, Forterra, Genie, Ocado, Oxa, DoorDash and many others." The same release announces a definitive business combination with Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company listed on Nasdaq, which would list the combined company as FORT Robotics Holdings, Inc. subject to regulatory approvals; the pages read do not say it has closed, and a 30 September 2026 release says the combination "is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 or the first quarter of 2027", subject to conditions that include approval by Newbury Street II shareholders and SEC review of the registration statement. A 22 October 2026 release says "Tiger Global has been a FORT investor since 2022, when it led the company’s Series B round" and announces about $20 million in new commitments from existing investors: an approximately $10 million financing led by Tiger Global, with participation from Mark Cuban Companies, that was "expected to close this week", and a further $10 million Tiger Global commitment to the PIPE, expected to close with the business combination.
Where will I work?
FORT is headquartered in Philadelphia. On 12 November 2026 its Greenhouse board listed five adverts. Two are located in Philadelphia, PA and tagged to the Headquarters office (Embedded Software Engineer II and Embedded Test and Validation Engineer); neither says whether the work is remote, hybrid or on site. Two are located Remote (Functional Safety Manager and Senior Account Executive, Great Lakes Region), and the VP, Accounting advert is located "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Remote". The careers page offers a "Flexible work environment" among its benefits but states no remote or hybrid policy and no office days; its own job table lists the Embedded Software Engineer II as Remote, where the Greenhouse advert says Philadelphia, PA. The two Philadelphia engineering roles are hardware-facing: the validation role asks the engineer to "enhance laboratory environments", and the firmware role includes "on-target and hardware-in-the-loop test execution". The Senior Account Executive advert says "Travel Requirements: Approximately 30–40% travel within your assigned region, with periodic trips to FORT's Philadelphia HQ for team alignment and training." Four adverts name a United States place (Philadelphia, PA, or the Great Lakes region of the USA); the Functional Safety Manager advert is located only "Remote" and names no country. All five give salary ranges with a dollar sign.
What is the FORT Robotics team like?
The five open roles are in engineering (three), sales and marketing (one) and finance and accounting (one). The about page lists the values "Think Out Loud", "Deliver Customer Experience Worthy of Loyalty", "Own Your Priorities", "Accomplish the Impossible" and "Build Together", and names Samuel Reeves as Founder & CEO, Nathan Bivans as Founding CTO and Scott Sheaf as SVP of Engineering. The careers page calls FORT "a fast-growing, VC-funded company with more than 600 customers and products shipping daily". The Functional Safety Manager advert says "This role has no direct reports" and gives the post a direct line to the CTO, outside the engineering delivery line. The VP, Accounting advert describes the transition: "as we move from a privately held robotics company to a public company through a SPAC business combination", and the role would lead SEC reporting for it. Every advert except the VP, Accounting one adds that FORT uses AI-assisted tools to organise applications and that its employees make the hiring decisions.
Work-Life Balance
The careers page says "We offer competitive pay, unlimited PTO, healthcare benefits, stock options, and more." and lists "Unlimited PTO", "10 paid holidays" and "Flexible work environment". All five adverts repeat the benefits line "Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance; unlimited PTO; stock options; 3% 401(k) match, paid holidays, and parental leave." No page or advert gives a number of PTO days, a weekly hours figure, core hours or flexible start and finish times, and none mentions on-call or shift work. The Senior Account Executive role carries regional travel of about 30 to 40 percent. Each advert states a base salary range, and the sales role adds a commission on a 50/50 base and variable split.
Perks and Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- 100% paid benefits for employees (careers page); medical, dental and vision insurance (adverts)
- 3% 401(k) match
- Employee stock options
- 10 paid holidays (careers page; the adverts say "paid holidays" without a number)
- Paid life insurance
- Parental leave (adverts; no length stated)
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible work environment (careers page; no policy given)