Mind Robotics

Positioning

Mind Robotics is a Palo Alto-based physical-AI and industrial robotics company building foundation models, custom robotic hardware, and deployment infrastructure for dexterous, variable manufacturing tasks such as pick-and-place, sorting, fastening, and connector insertion. Rivian is its first manufacturing partner, exclusive pilot environment, strategic shareholder, and source of live automotive production data; the company is backed by Eclipse Ventures, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, Meritech Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Prysm Capital, Greenoaks, and other investors.

Latest signals

• 13 Oct 2026Mind Robotics hired former Ford EV chief Doug Field.TechCrunch
• 14 Sept 2026Mind Robotics has partnered with Rivian to train robots inside an active vehicle-production facility.Mind Robotics
• 14 Sept 2026Mind Robotics is collecting industrial-scale video data from live automotive manufacturing work.Mind Robotics
• 14 Sept 2026Mind Robotics is targeting robotic factory tasks that require variable perception, dexterity, and force control.Mind Robotics
• 14 Sept 2026Mind Robotics is developing foundation models for spatial reasoning, object dynamics, and tool manipulation.Mind Robotics

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Facts, with sources

• 1 Nov 2026Mind Robotics spun out of RivianOwnership change · The Robot Report
• 1 Nov 2026USD 115000000Funding round · The Robot Report
• 14 Sept 2026Partnered with Rivian to train robots inside an active vehicle-production facilityPartnership · Mind Robotics
• 14 May 2026Rivian provides a live, high-volume manufacturing environment for model training and deployment and production data for Mind Robotics' data flywheelPartnership · The Robot Report

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Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

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