Volley Automation moves headquarters to Denver with new robotics facility

Robotic parking systems developer Volley Automation is moving its national headquarters from South San Francisco to Denver.

The company plans to open a 35,000-square-foot robotics research, testing and demonstration facility at 5675 N. Pecos St. this fall to house the company’s team of robotics, software, architectural and business experts.

The relocation comes as the company accelerates the coast-to-coast deployment of its artificial intelligence-enabled parking systems.

“Colorado checks every box for where Volley needs to be right now,” CEO Sam Richardson said. “Denver gives us access to a deep engineering talent pool with experience in robotics, AI, software and operations disciplines.

“At the same time, the affordability of commercial real estate made it possible for Volley to secure and build out or new state-of-the-art facility, which will serve as a hub of R&D, robotic parking demonstrations and our corporate offices.”

Richardson added that Denver’s central location provides direct access to customers in high-density, high-growth urban centers nationwide.

Volley, which has eight employees based in Colorado, expects to hire at least five more professionals this year.

The company’s systems are designed for space-constrained environments where traditional parking structures are economically impractical or architecturally impossible. By eliminating the need for entire below-grade levels and reducing valet service costs, the technology can make previously unbuildable urban projects viable.

The company has three robotic parking projects in the works in New York, one in Nashville and several additional developments in the planning and design stages across Florida, California and Massachusetts.

“The problems we’re solving in New York and Nashville are the same problems developers are facing in every dense, growing American city,” Richardson said. “Our technology is maturing at exactly the right moment, and our new headquarters gives us the platform to scale as fast as the market demands.”