Physical AI infrastructure company Hellbender is expanding its operations in Pittsburgh, establishing a new global headquarters and manufacturing facility that will create more than 500 jobs over the next five years. The company has relocated its headquarters to the Roundhouse at Hazelwood Green and will open a new manufacturing operation at nearby Mill 19, doubling its footprint in the city with a nearly 90,000-square-foot campus under a 10-year lease. The expansion follows Hellbender’s recent US$12.5 million seed funding round and is aimed at meeting growing demand for the hardware and software that power Physical AI systems, including robotics and autonomous machines. “Demand for solutions that power Physical AI is accelerating, and customers need partners that can move quickly from design to production,” said Hellbender co-founder and CEO Brian Beyer. “Our new facilities give us the infrastructure to scale with that demand and build critical AI infrastructure in the United States.” The company develops integrated perception systems, edge-computing boards, cameras, and software that serve as the “eyes and brains” of intelligent machines used across robotics, automation, and industrial AI applications. Hellbender said the expansion positions the company to become the only fully U.S.-owned and domestically manufactured Tier 1 supplier focused on Physical AI infrastructure. The new headquarters at Hazelwood Green will also support collaboration with startups developing emerging technologies, while the approximately 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at Mill 19 is scheduled to open in early 2027. Located alongside Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, and other …
Physical AI infrastructure company Hellbender is expanding its operations in Pittsburgh, establishing a new global headquarters and manufacturing facility that will create more than 500 jobs over the next five years.
The company has relocated its headquarters to the Roundhouse at Hazelwood Green and will open a new manufacturing operation at nearby Mill 19, doubling its footprint in the city with a nearly 90,000-square-foot campus under a 10-year lease.
The expansion follows Hellbender’s recent US$12.5 million seed funding round and is aimed at meeting growing demand for the hardware and software that power Physical AI systems, including robotics and autonomous machines.
“Demand for solutions that power Physical AI is accelerating, and customers need partners that can move quickly from design to production,” said Hellbender co-founder and CEO Brian Beyer. “Our new facilities give us the infrastructure to scale with that demand and build critical AI infrastructure in the United States.”
The company develops integrated perception systems, edge-computing boards, cameras, and software that serve as the “eyes and brains” of intelligent machines used across robotics, automation, and industrial AI applications.
Hellbender said the expansion positions the company to become the only fully U.S.-owned and domestically manufactured Tier 1 supplier focused on Physical AI infrastructure.
The new headquarters at Hazelwood Green will also support collaboration with startups developing emerging technologies, while the approximately 60,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at Mill 19 is scheduled to open in early 2027.
Located alongside Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute, and other research centres, the site places Hellbender within one of the nation’s leading robotics and advanced manufacturing ecosystems.
The expansion is supported by the Richard King Mellon Foundation and the Regional Industrial Development Corporation (RIDC), with additional manufacturing support being pursued through the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
“Hellbender is translating Pittsburgh’s strengths in robotics and artificial intelligence into products made here, jobs created here and national economic leadership,” said Richard King Mellon Foundation Director and Trustee Sam Reiman.
The planned workforce will include manufacturing technicians, hardware engineers, product developers, and operations specialists. Company executives said many of the new positions will be accessible through technical training rather than requiring advanced degrees, with Hellbender planning to work alongside local workforce organisations to develop career pathways for residents.
The investment further strengthens Pittsburgh’s position as one of the United States’ leading hubs for robotics, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing, as companies increasingly commercialise Physical AI technologies for industrial, defence, logistics, and autonomous systems applications.
