Starting at $25k/yr

Meet FR-1

The industrial robot built for automating tasks before end-of-line.
The industrial robot built for automating tasks before end-of-line.

1x Speed Autonomous

1x Speed Autonomous

Compelling ROI

At $25k/yr with little to no capex, FR-1 delivers required output at a fraction of labor cost.

Compelling ROI

At $25k/yr with little to no capex, FR-1 delivers required output at a fraction of labor cost.

Compelling ROI

At $25k/yr with little to no capex, FR-1 delivers required output at a fraction of labor cost.

Built to Adapt

FR-1 can perform multiple tasks and can be retrained to adapt to changing business needs.

Built to Adapt

FR-1 can perform multiple tasks and can be retrained to adapt to changing business needs.

Built to Adapt

FR-1 can perform multiple tasks and can be retrained to adapt to changing business needs.

Fast Setup

Up and running in as low as 4 weeks.

Fast Setup

Up and running in as low as 4 weeks.

Fast Setup

Up and running in as low as 4 weeks.

Drop-In Deployment

Designed to operate at the same stations as your workers.

Drop-In Deployment

Designed to operate at the same stations as your workers.

Industrial-Grade Reliability

Engineered for sustained 24x7 operation.

Industrial-Grade Reliability

Engineered for sustained 24x7 operation.

AI-Powered Task Learning

If it can be demonstrated to the robot, FR-1 can do it reliably.

AI-Powered Task Learning

If it can be demonstrated to the robot, FR-1 can do it reliably.

AI-Powered Task Learning

If it can be demonstrated to the robot, FR-1 can do it reliably.

Use-cases

What FR-1 Can Do

If a human does it repetitively, FR-1 can learn it. FR-1 brings automation to stations that until now required a human, because no robot was capable enough, flexible enough, or affordable enough to handle it.

Use-cases

What FR-1 Can Do

If a human does it repetitively, FR-1 can learn it. FR-1 brings automation to stations that until now required a human, because no robot was capable enough, flexible enough, or affordable enough to handle it.

Generic Packing

Loading small items into bags, pouches, tubes, boxes etc — precise, consistent, and tireless across every shift.

Generic Packing

Loading small items into bags, pouches, tubes, boxes etc — precise, consistent, and tireless across every shift.

Case Packing

Packing products into cases ready to be palletized.

Case Packing

Packing products into cases ready to be palletized.

Auto Bagging

Operating auto-bagger machines with speed and consistency for multiple SKUs.

Auto Bagging

Operating auto-bagger machines with speed and consistency for multiple SKUs.

And beyond

Gate trimming

Press brake operation

Dose filling

Kitting

Assembly

Arbitrary repetitive stations

And beyond

Gate trimming

Press brake operation

Dose filling

Kitting

Assembly

Arbitrary repetitive stations

Savings

The ROI math is simple

FR-1 costs $25k/yr. The fully-loaded cost of one worker on 2 shifts is typically $120k/yr or more.

Up to

70%

Station savings

Up to

40%

Line-wide savings

About Us

We're driving down the cost of operations and helping U.S. manufacturers lead globally.

We set ambitious goals, move fast, and execute with discipline — and we measure everything by results in the field, not research in a lab.

Affordable robots. Breakthrough technology. Real deployments that deliver real value.

We're hiring

We are a team of scientists and engineers on a mission to revolutionize the American industrial base. We’re always looking for driven builders who combine deep technical talent with relentless work ethic and grit.

We're hiring

We are a team of scientists and engineers on a mission to revolutionize the American industrial base. We’re always looking for driven builders who combine deep technical talent with relentless work ethic and grit.

Rebuilding the shop floors that build America

©2026 Frontier Machines, All rights reserved.

Rebuilding the shop floors that build America

©2026 Frontier Machines, All rights reserved.

Rebuilding the shop floors that build America

©2026 Frontier Machines, All rights reserved.