Cartken
Robot ManufacturingCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
Cartken develops autonomous robotic systems to automate material flow across complex industrial sites, enabling operations that span indoor and outdoor environments. Its robot lineup ranges from compact delivery units to autonomous forklifts capable of handling payloads from 20 to 1,500 kg, enabling a unified system that can adapt to tasks from small parts delivery to heavy pallet transport. The company serves manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics settings, aiming to reduce manual handoffs and non-value-added movement in intralogistics. Based in Oakland, California, Cartken was founded by former Google engineers who bring deep expertise in self-driving technology to industrial automation. In 2025, Cartken expanded its product family with the Cartken Hauler, an autonomous robot designed for seamless indoor and outdoor material handling.