Following its acquisition of North Carolina-based Mowbot, Robin Autopilot, a leader in robotic mowing technology and the robotics as a service (RaaS) platform, will consolidate its corporate headquarters and relocate to McKinney, Texas.
Robin’s new headquarters initially will occupy 10,000 square feet at 7850 Collin McKinney Pkwy, with options for expansion. Robin will transfer 17 positions from Irving and anticipates the creation of 58 new jobs over the next three years. The move was made possible by a grant from the McKinney Economic Development Corporation’s (MEDC) Innovation Fund, marking its largest relocation to date.
In a news release, Logan Fahey, Chief Executive Officer of Robin Autopilot Holdings, LLC, said, “As we continue our rapid expansion and strengthen our leadership position in robotic solutions for the lawn care industry, we are excited to be moving our headquarters to McKinney, where we will have ample room to grow. We thank the MEDC board and everyone else who helped make this relocation possible, and we look forward to becoming a proud member of the McKinney community.”
Jackson Walker attorney Luke Franz, who, along with Myron D. Dornic, assisted Robin in the search and negotiation, said, “We are proud to have assisted Robin Autopilot in finding a new home that would keep the company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and help grow McKinney as a technology hub. The search for its new headquarters spanned many North Texas cities before Robin settled on McKinney, and a major reason for that decision was because of the MEDC.”
“We are proud to have assisted Robin Autopilot in finding a new home that would keep the company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and help grow McKinney as a technology hub.”
In the past 15 months, MEDC’s Innovation Fund has helped relocate 18 innovation-focused companies to McKinney, including startups Alanna.ai, MyTelemedicine, and ContraForce.
For more information about the transaction, read the following articles:
- “Robin Autopilot Is Robot-Mowing its Way to a New McKinney HQ,” Dallas Innovates (June 1, 2021)
- “Robot lawn mower tech firm Robin Autopilot moves to McKinney after consolidation,” The Dallas Morning News (June 3, 2021) (subscription required)
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