Analog Devices Renews Strategic Sponsorship to Support MassRobotics Startups
Analog Devices (ADI) has renewed its commitment as a strategic sponsor of MassRobotics, the Boston-based robotics startup accelerator. The announcement was made last week by MassRobotics, highlighting ADI’s continued support for nurturing robotics startups.
“We are excited to welcome ADI back as a cornerstone sponsor,” said Joyce Sidopoulos, co-founder and chief of operations at MassRobotics. “Developing hardware and advanced robotics is notoriously capital- and engineering-intensive. Having ADI’s technical expertise and mentorship directly accessible to our startup community is a great asset for accelerating the development of commercial-ready physical systems.”
Founded in 1965, Analog Devices combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies to bridge the physical and digital worlds, enabling breakthroughs at the intelligent edge. The company’s semiconductors help drive advancements in automation, robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy, and data centers. ADI reported revenue of more than $11 billion in fiscal year 2025.
Analog Garage, the internal corporate venture and incubator group of Analog Devices, is central to ADI’s partnership with MassRobotics. It combines technical expertise, seed funding, and engineering resources to turn innovations into real products. MassRobotics startups gain direct access to ADI’s advanced sensor, signal processing, and power management technologies to solve complex hardware bottlenecks.
“MassRobotics provides a world-class network of ambitious startups and a global reach,” said Colm Prendergast, senior director and head of the Emerging Tech Hub at Analog Garage. “ADI has positioned itself as an innovation partner in helping industry move towards an autonomous future by applying our breakthrough technology concepts to the hardest problems. We look forward to offering our complementary engineering services and domain expertise to help these founders scale their technical visions faster.”
ADI will participate in several ecosystem events in the coming months. It will attend MassRobotics’ 9th Annual Robot Block Party in Boston on September 26 and serve as a judge at the MassRobotics Startup PitchFest during IROS 2026 on September 28, with applications closing on August 20. ADI will also be part of the Robotics Startup Bootcamp at RoboBusiness on October 20-21 in Santa Clara, California. Prendergast will explain how startups and corporations can collaborate successfully, from proofs of concept to pilot programs and commercialization. The Analog Garage Emerging Tech Hub will host dedicated information sessions around the conference.
In addition, Sidopoulos will speak at the Women in Robotics Lunch at RoboBusiness alongside Bhavana Chandrashekhar, senior manager of Applied Science at Amazon Robotics. Founders interested in these engineering workshops can register online to learn more.
MassRobotics is one of the world’s leading robotics startup accelerators. The Boston-based organization has helped launch dozens of robotics companies and served as a gateway for international firms entering the U.S. market.
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This article originally appeared on The Robot Report.