Rugged Robotics
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Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
4
+3 posted in 30 days
Backers
1
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Momentum
45/100
hiring for its size, in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jun 12, 2025
Recognition Rugged Robotics Wins IEEE Robotics and Automation Award for Product Innovation 2025 · rugged-robotics.com
2018
Founded
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Overview
Rugged Robotics is a construction technology company whose robots mark building layouts on job sites without chalk lines. It offers a robot-powered layout service and hires mechanical, electrical and robotic software engineers and robotic operations technicians. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, United States.
News
What Is Construction Technology? Definition, Categories, and Real Jobsite Examples
Construction technology is the umbrella term for the software, hardware, and automated systems that construction teams use to plan, coordinate, and build more accurately than traditional methods alone allow. It spans everything from BIM software on a desk
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The Cost of Rework in Construction: Causes, Data, and How to Reduce It
The cost of rework in construction is one of the most underestimated - and most preventable - line items on a commercial project. It rarely begins with one dramatic mistake. It usually starts with a small gap between coordinated design and field execution
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What Is a Layout Robot in Construction?
Quick Answer: A layout robot in construction is an automated machine that reads BIM or CAD files and prints precise layout markings, including lines, points, text, and symbols, directly onto the jobsite floor. It replaces manual chalk lines and tape measu
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Layout Robot vs. Robotic Total Station: Which Is Right for Your Project?
Note: "Layout robot" and "robotic total station" are not the same category of tool. This article compares robotic total stations - motorized surveying instruments made by Trimble, Leica, and Topcon - age of an autonomous layout robot is significant. Quick
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Construction Layout Robot Guide Rugged Robotics
How Automated Layout Works on Modern Jobsites Automated layout moves coordinated BIM/CAD information directly onto the jobsite floor. Instead of relying on manual measuring, chalk lines, trade-by-trade markup, and field interpretation, layout robots print
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What if the "master" wasn't the schedule, but the layout?
We're used to seeing the Gantt chart as law: bars, strict sequencing, one trade after another. Now imagine we change that. Trades are sequenced by area of the building, running in parallel off the same source of truth. The more jobsites I visit, the more
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Leading Change: Step 1 creating urgency
The blog post is the 1st in a series by Rugged CEO and Founder, Derrick Morse, centered around leading change. In Leading Change, John Kotter opens with a deceptively simple idea: transformation fails not because organizations lack vision or intelligence,
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Rugged Robotics Wins IEEE Robotics and Automation Award for Product Innovation 2025
Last week at ICRA 2025, Rugged Robotics proudly received the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Award for Product Innovation. This achievement reflects how far field-driven innovation can go when it's built hand-in-hand with builders. The IEEE Award rec
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From Jobsite Pain Point to Industry Breakthrough: Derrick Morse on Founding Rugged Robotics
Derrick Morse didn't plan to become an entrepreneur. But when he returned to the construction industry after stints at business school and overseas at Samsung HQ, he saw an unmet need and a huge opportunity. No one had solved the problem of layout, a pain
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Rugged for Data Centers, Automated Warehouses, and Manufacturing Facilities
Rugged Robotics is revolutionizing layout for data centers, automated warehouses, and high-tech manufacturing facilities. We've changed the game with full-service automated layout that makes equipment installation fast, easy, and error-free for industry l
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Rugged Robotics over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
6
Postings analysed
3
Stack modernity
81/100
Languages
Python
C++
Frameworks & libraries
ROS
Developer tools
SolidWorks
Practices & domains
Path Planning
Sensor Fusion
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
58/100
Growing
Open positions
4
3 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
71 days
faster than 18% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
10/28/2026
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
67% ▲
Early Careers
33% ▲
Activity Timeline
+3 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
Added Sensor Fusion to stack
Oct 2026
Added ROS to stack
Oct 2026
Added Path Planning to stack
Oct 2026
Added C++ to stack
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Houston
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Houston
United States
HQ
4 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Field & Service, Early Careers
Boston
United States
Regional office
Boston
Jobs
≈ $42k – $70k per year (Estimated) · In office · Internship · Houston
Python
C++
ROS
Sensor Fusion
Path Planning
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≈ $38k – $68k per year (Estimated) · In office · Internship · Houston
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≈ $39k – $71k per year (Estimated) · In office · Internship · Houston
SolidWorks
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