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Promise Robotics signs deal to supply DR Horton homes in Phoenix
Toronto-based Promise Robotics has signed a multi-year deal with DR Horton, the largest US homebuilder by volume.
The agreement will support production of more than 1,250 mostly single-story homes for buyers in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
Promise plans to open a 16,000-square-foot factory in Phoenix, its first outside Canada and its third overall.
The company uses AI and robots to make home-building components from existing designs and production plans.
DR Horton says the system could help it build with greater consistency and predictability.
The deal comes as US homebuilders face labour shortages, rising costs and pressure to build faster.
Promise expects the factory to begin manufacturing in early 2027 as it expands in the United States.
Promise Robotics has signed a multi-year agreement to support DR Horton’s production of more than 1,250 homes in the Phoenix area.
The deal gives the Toronto-based startup its first US customer and supports its expansion into the US.
Promise plans to open a 16,000-square-foot factory in Phoenix, its third facility and first outside Canada.
The factory is expected to begin manufacturing in early 2027.
DR Horton said Promise’s platform could help it improve production speed, capacity and consistency.
- Who
- Promise Robotics and DR Horton, the largest US homebuilder by volume.
- What
- They signed a multi-year commercial agreement for Promise to support production of more than 1,250 homes.
- When
- Announced on October 13, 2026. Phoenix manufacturing is expected to begin in early 2027.
- Where
- The homes and planned factory are in the Phoenix, Arizona area.
- Why
- DR Horton aims to improve production speed, capacity, consistency and predictability; the agreement also supports Promise’s US expansion.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Promise Robotics announced its multi-year agreement with DR Horton and its plan to open a Phoenix factory.
The Phoenix factory is expected to begin manufacturing.
- Homes
- More than 1,250
- Factory size
- 16,000 square feet
- Factory location
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Factory start
- Early 2027
- Promise workforce
- 80 people; aiming for 100 by the end of 2026
What people are saying
requires quite a bit of trust
We are continuously focused on improving cycle times, increasing production capacity, and bringing greater consistency and predictability to our operations.
Promise Robotics’ integrated platform gives us a new capability to support those goals.
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