News FORT Robotics Acquires Mapless AI to Expand Its Trust Platform with Remote Supervision and Active Safety Capabilities Acquisition extends FORT from distributed control to supervised autonomy, delivering the human-in-the-loop and proactive safety capabilities physical AI demands PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 27, 2026 — FORT Robotics, the trust layer for physical AI, today announced the acquisition of Mapless AI, a Boston- and Pittsburgh-based leader in vehicle teleoperation and autonomy supervision. The acquisition represents a significant commercial expansion of FORT's Trust Platform, adding two critical new capabilities: remote human-in-the-loop teleoperation and onboard active safety. By integrating these technologies, FORT expands its market offering from safety-certified machine control to a comprehensive architecture for supervised autonomy. "The Physical AI market is a multi-billion-dollar economic engine, but its full potential can only be unlocked if machines are trustworthy enough to operate in real-world human environments," said Samuel Reeves, CEO of FORT Robotics. "The robotics industry is at a critical crossroads where impressive demos are everywhere, but scalability remains rare. Acquiring Mapless AI expands our platform to directly meet this vital need, allowing FORT to deliver the proactive safety frameworks our customers are asking for. We are building the foundational trust system to ensure that as robots become more autonomous, safety is an accelerator rather than a bottleneck." Building Trust in Physical AI: From Safe Control to Supervised Autonomy FORT has long been the industry standard for safety-certified control, providing autonomous systems with the essential hardware and software backbone required to mitigate real-world operational risk. The addition of Mapless AI's technology stack advances that foundation by introducing two major market solutions: - Human-in-the-Loop from Anywhere (Remote Teleoperation): The platform now enables seamless remote teleoperation across long distances, enabling an off-site specialist to safely monitor and operate vehicles or machine systems from anywhere. This capability addresses a