Founded in 2015, Hirebotics designs and develops tools designed to improve the productivity, usability, and affordability of collaborative robots. The company was a key collaborator in the development of the popular BotX automated welding system. In 2020, Hirebotics launched Beacon, a free cobot platform for application building, remote monitoring and maintenance, and 24/7 global support functionality. In 2021, Hirebotics launched Cobot Welder, Powered by Beacon, a complete software and hardware package for collaborative welding deployments.