# Realtime Robotics, Inc.

> Realtime Robotics is a Boston-based deep-tech company that gives industrial and collaborative robots the ability to plan collision-free motion in real time. Spun out of DARPA-funded research at Duke University in 2016, its RapidPlan software and RapidSense perception system let robots generate and adjust their own paths in microseconds, cutting the time and cost of programming, deploying, and coordinating multiple robots in a shared workspace. Its technology is used by manufacturers including the BMW Group, and the company is backed by strategic investors such as Mitsubishi Electric, HAHN Automation, and SAIC Capital.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** George Konidaris (Co-Founder), Daniel Sorin (Co-Founder), Sean Murray (Co-Founder), William Floyd-Jones (Co-Founder), Peter Howard (Co-Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 50 employees
- **Products:** RapidPlan, RapidSense, Resolver, Realtime Controller
- **Notable:** Named an official motion-control supplier to the BMW Group (2023)., Secured strategic Series B investment led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (2024)., Awarded 50+ patents (reported 53) for real-time motion-planning technology.

## Products & services

- **RapidPlan** — Motion-planning software that generates fast, collision-free robot paths and adapts them in real time, removing much of the manual reprogramming traditionally needed to deploy and coordinate robots.
- **RapidSense** — Turn-key spatial perception system that adds 3D sensing to the Realtime Controller and RapidPlan, letting robots monitor their workcell and detect and avoid dynamic obstacles - including people.
- **Resolver** — Cloud/offline optimization tool that simulates, tests, and optimizes robotic workcell layouts and task allocation before deployment to maximize throughput and minimize cycle time.
- **Realtime Controller** — The hardware controller/processor that executes real-time motion planning, originally built around a specialized motion-planning processor with custom circuitry.

## Achievements

- Named an official motion-control supplier to the BMW Group (2023).
- Secured strategic Series B investment led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (2024).
- Awarded 50+ patents (reported 53) for real-time motion-planning technology.
- Spun out of DARPA-funded motion-planning research at Duke University.
- Raised roughly $100M in total funding from strategic and venture investors.

## Latest updates

- **2024-05** — Mitsubishi Electric Corporation led a strategic Series B investment in Realtime Robotics and added a board representative.
- **2023-02** — BMW Group named Realtime Robotics an official motion-control supplier, using RapidPlan on the production line.
- **2022** — Announced partnership with Kawasaki Robotics to integrate real-time motion planning.

## Links

- Website: https://rtr.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/realtimerobotics
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/realtime_i
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@realtimerobotics
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/realtimerobotics/

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Last updated: 2026-07-18