About
Robot Drum Co. is a modern drum company built at the intersection of industrial design, engineering, acoustics, and manufacturing.
We ask what the object needs to be now, acoustically, visually, physically, mechanically, and culturally.
Founder
Jonathon Kennemer
Robot was founded by Jonathon Kennemer, whose background spans engineering, product development, acoustics, software, and manufacturing. That combination of disciplines shaped the company from the beginning: not as a nostalgia project, but as an effort to build drums with a more modern logic.
01 / Engineering first
Design decisions are made with acoustic and mechanical consequences in mind.
02 / Modern by default
The brand does not borrow its identity from nostalgia or heritage signaling.
03 / Objects with presence
The drums feel compelling as designed objects before they are heard.
04 / Selective access
Dealer partnerships and direct access feel intentional and premium.
Manufacturing
Built in the USA.
Robot drums are made in the USA using advanced tooling, proprietary processes, and a strong commitment to design integrity.
Robot is a design studio whose medium happens to be drums.
Not drums designed to remember the past. Drums designed to propose what they can be.
About Robot
Industrial design, acoustics, and manufacturing.
Industrial design / acoustics / manufacturing