Our take
Gecko is the most commercially proven company in robotic infrastructure inspection we have reviewed. Its robots climb, fly, and swim over boilers, tanks, pipelines, and hulls, and its Cantilever software turns the readings into a model of asset health. The US Navy expanded its contract vehicle with Gecko to $300 million in October 2026, six months after the first award.4,3
It is not a product a small plant can buy off the shelf. Gecko sells enterprise programs to defense, energy, and manufacturing operators and publishes no prices.1,2
Scores by criterion
Each criterion is defined on our methodology page.
Who uses Gecko and what it's for
Gecko works with Fortune 100 companies in energy, oil and gas, and manufacturing, and with the US Air Force and US Navy. Named customers include L3Harris Technologies, NAES, the largest independent US power plant operator, and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.2,4
Its homepage lists steel, mining, pulp and paper, defense, oil and gas, and power as its industries.1
Robots plus Cantilever
Gecko's fleet of robots and sensors collects ultrasonic and visual data from critical assets, and Cantilever combines that data into a single view for maintenance and capital planning.1,4
The company was started by Jake Loosararian, who built a wall-climbing robot in his Grove City College dorm room after a power plant visit, and Troy Demmer. It went through Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch.2
The Navy program
Gecko first announced a $71 million Navy deal aimed at cutting ship maintenance delays. In October 2026 the indefinite delivery contract was expanded to $300 million, with Gecko citing savings of up to $8 million per ship.1,3
Gecko has also announced work on submarine production with Anduril and a collaboration with NVIDIA on secure control of robotic systems.1
Competitive landscape
| Company | Product | Pricing model | Deployment footprint | Where Gecko wins or loses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gecko Robotics | Inspection robots and sensors plus Cantilever software1 | Not published1 | US Navy contract ceiling raised to $300 million3 | Deep data on large steel assets; prices not published |
| ANYbotics | ANYmal and ANYmal X legged inspection robots8 | Quote only; about $670,000 per unit, derived from a $4 million order for six units15 | Close to 200 robots in the field by December 20247 | ANYbotics wins on legged robots for routine plant rounds. Gecko wins on thickness data from climbing robots and defense work. |
| Flyability | Elios 3 collision-tolerant drone for indoor and confined-space inspection10 | Not published; sold through distributors in 27 countries9 | Customers across 68 countries9 | Flyability wins on indoor drone access to confined spaces. Gecko wins on contact ultrasonic data across whole assets. |
| Percepto | Autonomous drones and the AXION platform for site inspection11 | Not published11 | Utilities, solar, mining, oil and gas, and ports11 | Percepto wins on autonomous drone-in-a-box site coverage. Gecko wins on close-up wall thickness data. |
| Boston Dynamics | General-purpose legged robot with inspection payloads12 | Launched at $74,500 for US businesses in 2020; current price by quote13,12 | Sold to businesses across industries12 | Boston Dynamics wins on a general-purpose robot sold widely. Gecko wins on inspection data and asset software. |
Limits
Gecko publishes no prices, and programs are sold through enterprise sales, so smaller plants have no easy entry point.1
Inspections rely on Gecko's own robots, software, and often its people, which ties buyers closely to one vendor's data platform.1,4
Revenue is not disclosed by the company. A third-party tracker reports $60 million for 2024, and we estimate 2026 revenue at $70 million to $95 million given the Navy expansion. This is an estimate, not a reported figure.5,3
What customers say
Where it helps
Steve Friend of American Bituminous Power is quoted on Gecko's homepage saying the plant had not been able to predict where equipment would fail, and that with Gecko it can stop those failures from happening.1
The Navy's decision to expand the contract ceiling after six months is the strongest outside signal of results.3
Where it falls short
We found no independent cost comparisons between Gecko and traditional rope access or scaffold inspections, so buyers should ask for asset-level savings data from a comparable site.1
Leadership
Jake Loosararian
Co-founder and chief executive officerLoosararian built Gecko's first wall-climbing robot in his dorm room at Grove City College after a 2012 power plant visit.2
Troy Demmer
Co-founderDemmer, Loosararian's college roommate, was building tools to diagnose the human body before joining him to co-found Gecko in 2013.2
Sources
- Gecko Robotics, Homepage, accessed November 2, 2026
- Gecko Robotics, About us, accessed November 2, 2026
- Gecko Robotics, Gecko expands IDIQ to $300M, October 20, 2026, accessed November 2, 2026
- CNBC, Gecko Robotics raises $125 million surpassing billion-dollar valuation, June 12, 2025, accessed November 2, 2026
- GetLatka, Gecko Robotics revenue, accessed November 2, 2026
- Climate Investment, CI joins investment in ANYbotics, accessed November 1, 2026
- TechCrunch, ANYbotics raises $60M, December 12, 2024, accessed November 1, 2026
- ANYbotics, ANYmal X launch, accessed October 31, 2026
- Flyability, Home page, accessed November 1, 2026
- Flyability, Elios 3, accessed November 1, 2026
- Percepto, Home page, accessed November 1, 2026
- Boston Dynamics, Spot, accessed November 1, 2026
- TechCrunch, Now any US business can buy Boston Dynamics' Spot robot for $74,500, June 16, 2020, accessed November 1, 2026
- Boston Dynamics, Stretch, accessed November 1, 2026
- ANYbotics, Petrobras and ANYbotics Join Efforts to Automate Offshore FPSO Inspections, November 22, 2023, accessed October 31, 2026
