FORT Robotics takes its safety stack public via a SPAC valuing it at $556.6M

Announced 18 August 2026, FORT Robotics is merging with Newbury Street II Acquisition Corp at a combined value of $556.6 million on a $500 million pre-money equity value, with closing expected in Q4 2026. The FORT Trust Layer lets machines from different manufacturers operate safely around people in shared spaces; it is certified to Safety Integrity Level 3 per IEC 61508 and spans hardware and firmware for compliance, cloud intelligence, and ecosystem APIs. The company reports more than 19,500 units deployed across 600 customers including Google DeepMind, Zoox and DoorDash.

What it means Cross-vendor functional safety is the unglamorous layer that decides whether mixed robot fleets can share a floor with humans — and it is now priced by public markets.