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Molg builds a robotic manufacturing platform focused on circular products. It uses robots to assemble and disassemble products, enabling recovery and reuse of components in a cost-effective, scalable way. The platform tracks material composition, embodied carbon, and the digital steps of assembly and recovery, providing transparency for sustainability goals. The service helps manufacturers convert existing product lines into circular designs—designed to be reused, refurbished, or recycled—while reducing waste and environmental impact. Compared with typical manufacturers, Molg emphasizes a robot-first approach, end-to-end traceability, and a platform-as-a-service model that helps companies lower costs and meet sustainability targets. The overall goal is to make manufacturing sustainable and scalable by turning products into circular offerings that minimize waste and landfill use.
About Molg
Industries
Data & Analytics
Robotics & Automation
Industrial & Manufacturing
Enterprise Software
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$10.5M
Headquarters
Baltimore, Maryland
Founded
2021
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What believers are saying
- ABB invested on March 6, 2025, expanding commercialization with a global automation buyer.
- Molg’s November 2024 DOE grant funds faster laptop-battery harvesting at half current cost.
- Molg installed microfactories at Sims Lifecycle Services and is rolling out to hyperscalers.
What critics are saying
- Molg remains seed-stage, with no disclosed revenue and heavy dependence on partner pilots.
- ABB and DOE concentrated funding expose Molg to partnership loss and grant-fulfillment risk.
- If unit economics miss target, hyperscalers keep outsourcing e-waste processing to incumbents.
What makes Molg unique
- Molg’s robotic microfactories assemble and disassemble electronics, not just recycle scrap.
- Its Design for Disassembly toolchain tracks materials, embodied carbon, and recovery paths.
- ABB’s 2025 proof-of-concept validated Molg’s autonomous disassembly on complex drives and servers.
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Funding
Total Funding
$10.5M
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↑ 15%ABB has invested in US-based Molg to enhance the design and reusability of its drives using Molg's robotic microfactory technology. This partnership aims to improve ABB's manufacturing efficiency and circularity. Molg, which won a $5 million grant from the US Department of Energy, previously collaborated with ABB after winning its Accelerating Circularity Startup Challenge. The investment aligns with ABB's goal to achieve 80% product lifecycle circularity by 2030.
In October 2024, robotics investments reached $7.4 billion across 77 funding rounds, led by Waymo's $5.6 billion raise, marking the largest single round of the year. The total investment from January to October 2024 exceeded $20 billion. Autonomous driving tech companies dominated, with significant investments in Waymo, WeRide ($320 million), and Didi Woya ($298 million). The U.S. and China led in investment rounds, with the U.S. securing $6.4 billion and China $873 million.
Molg wins $5M DOE grant to develop robotics that disassemble laptops faster and cheaper, advancing circularity and critical material recovery.
Finally, Molg is partnering with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Rewriting the Code to support workforce development, especially among underrepresented populations.
ABB Robotics and startup Molg are working together to create robotic micro factories to recover and recycle data center operators' disused electronic equipment, or e-scrap.
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About Molg
Industries
Data & Analytics
Robotics & Automation
Industrial & Manufacturing
Enterprise Software
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$10.5M
Headquarters
Baltimore, Maryland
Founded
2021
Molg is Hiring for 10 Jobs on Simplify!
Find jobs on Simplify and start your career today