Cosmic Robotics

Robots that install utility-scale solar panels.

Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Disclosed funding
$4M
Status
Operating
Sector
Robotics
Latest round
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Reported valuation
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Website
cosmicrobotics.com

Overview

Cosmic Robotics builds heavy autonomous robots that speed up the installation of solar farms and other infrastructure (Y Combinator). Co-founder and CTO Lewis Jones interned at SpaceX as an avionics mechanical design engineer and later helped launch 3D-printed rockets at Relativity Space.

Funding

$4M seed (2025).

Disclosed funding is the sum of publicly reported rounds found in the sources below. It is a floor, not a complete total.

Founders

This founder's SpaceX experience was an internship, which is shown so readers can weigh it.

James Emerick, Co-founder & CEO
Not a SpaceX alum
Lewis Jones, Co-founder & CTO
At SpaceX: Avionics mechanical design engineer (intern) · Internship

Topics

Sources

  1. Robotics 24/7: Cosmic Robotics raises $4 million
  2. Fast Company: Inside the SpaceX founder factory

Last verified September 30, 2026.