# Toggle Robotics

> Toggle Robotics is a New York-based construction-technology company that applies industrial robots, computer vision and software to the pre-assembly and inspection of steel reinforcement (rebar) and other fabricated parts. Founded in 2016 by Daniel Blank and Ian Cohen, Toggle built a full-stack system - robotic hardware plus its Toggle OS software - that turns construction drawings into automated manufacturing programs, cutting labor cost and lifting output on civil infrastructure, energy and high-rise projects. The company has since extended into inline quality control with Toggle QC, which scans fabricated parts on the production line to confirm critical features before parts ship.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Daniel Blank (CEO & Co-Founder), Ian Cohen (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~11-40 employees (peaked near 40 in 2023)
- **Products:** Robotic Rebar Pre-Assembly, Toggle OS, Toggle QC - Feature Verification, Toggle QC - RLS (Rebar Localization), Toggle QC - Calibration Assistant
- **Notable:** Raised $15M total across seed, Series A and Series A extension rounds., Attracted a cross-sector cap table including Point72, Tribeca Venture Partners, Blackhorn Ventures, Mark Cuban and Tokyu Construction., Reported cutting rebar labor costs by up to 50% and increasing productivity roughly 5x versus traditional methods.

## Products & services

- **Robotic Rebar Pre-Assembly** — Industrial robots cut, bend, place and assist in assembling steel rebar cages and mats offsite, in a factory setting, before shipping to the jobsite. The cooperative process has robots handle and manipulate rebar while workers perform final wire tying.
- **Toggle OS** — Software that converts construction drawings directly into automated robotic manufacturing programs, turning a blueprint into robot motion without manual translation.
- **Toggle QC - Feature Verification** — Inline quality-control module that confirms feature presence, location and dimensions with pass/fail output and quantified deviation.
- **Toggle QC - RLS (Rebar Localization)** — 3D sensing and computer vision for cut-and-bend operations, using structured-light scanning to locate rebar geometry.
- **Toggle QC - Calibration Assistant** — Calibrates production lines quickly when new material loads are introduced.
- **Toggle QC - Junction Detection** — Maps intersections in complex assemblies for robotic welding and tying operations.

## Achievements

- Raised $15M total across seed, Series A and Series A extension rounds.
- Attracted a cross-sector cap table including Point72, Tribeca Venture Partners, Blackhorn Ventures, Mark Cuban and Tokyu Construction.
- Reported cutting rebar labor costs by up to 50% and increasing productivity roughly 5x versus traditional methods.
- Deployed on large-scale New York City civil infrastructure, commercial solar and energy-storage projects.
- Extended from robotic assembly into computer-vision quality control with the Toggle QC product line.

## Latest updates

- **2023-02** — Toggle added a $3M Series A extension led with new investor Tokyu Construction, bringing total funding to $15M and planning to double headcount.
- **2024** — Toggle launched Toggle QC, an inline quality-control product using structured-light 3D scanning and computer vision, operating from New York and Zurich.

## Links

- Website: https://toggle.is
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/toggle-robotics
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_TPaKrNvlM

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Last updated: 2026-07-17