Mind Robotics is an American robotics company that develops artificial intelligence–enabled robotic systems for industrial and manufacturing applications.[1][2]
Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Artificial intelligence, Robotics |
| Founded | 2025 |
| Founders | RJ Scaringe |
| Headquarters | Palo Alto, California, United States |
| Products | AI-enabled industrial robotic systems |
| Website | www |
History
editMind Robotics was established as a spinoff from Rivian. The company originated from internal research efforts focused on applying software and automation technologies to manufacturing.[3][4]
Rivian founder RJ Scaringe is a co-founder of Mind Robotics and serves as its chairman. Rivian maintains an ownership stake and strategic relationship with the company.[5]
Technology and operations
editThe company develops robotic systems that integrate machine learning with industrial hardware. Its work focuses on automating tasks in manufacturing environments, including assembly and material handling.[6]
Mind Robotics uses data from industrial processes to train and improve its systems. Its approach is often described as “physical AI,” referring to the application of artificial intelligence to real-world robotic tasks.[7]
Deployment
editMind Robotics’ systems are being developed and deployed within manufacturing facilities operated by Rivian, which serve as the company’s primary testing and initial deployment environment.[8][9]
Rivian’s factories also provide operational data, including inputs from production systems and factory sensors, which are used to train and refine the company’s machine learning models during deployment.[10][11]
Funding
editMind Robotics raised approximately $115 million in seed funding in 2025.[12]
In 2026, it announced a $500 million Series A funding round led by venture capital firms including Accel and Andreessen Horowitz.[13] In May 2026, the company raised another $400 million, bringing total funding to over $1 billion.[14]
References
edit- ↑ Agatie, Cristian (2026-03-16). "Rivian's Mind Robotics Has a New Recipe for Factory Robots After Finding Humanoid Robot Weaknesses". Autoevolution. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ Afonso, Cláudio (2025-12-16). "Rivian Has 'Other Things' in Vision-Based Robotics Beyond Vehicles, CEO Says". EV. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ Tremayne-Pengelly, Alexandra (2025-11-05). "Rivian Spins Off a Robotics Startup to Foray Into Physical A.I." Observer. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ Ludlow, Edward (2025). "Rivian Bets Its EV Engineers Can Spin Out New Businesses, Mind Robotics". Bloomberg.
- ↑ Agatie, Cristian (2025-11-05). "What Is Mind Robotics, the Mysterious Startup Rivian Announced During the Q3 Earnings Call". Autoevolution. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ Korosec, Kirsten (2026-03-15). "Rivian's RJ Scaringe thinks we're doing robots all wrong". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ "It's Not Just Tesla. Rivian Is Getting Into Robotics". InsideEVs. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ O'Kane, Sean (2025-11-04). "Rivian creates another spinoff company called Mind Robotics | TechCrunch". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2026-03-10. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ Schlenker, Charlie (2025-11-05). "Rivian CEO touts AI as the near future for automobiles". WGLT. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ "Rivian Creates Mind Robotics Spinout to Power Automation with AI". www.aimmediahouse.com. 2025. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ Clark, Kate (2026-03-11). "Exclusive | Rivian CEO's AI-Powered Robotics Startup Raises $500 Million". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ R, Vignesh (2026-03-12). "$500M for AI factory robots: Rivian CEO's Mind Robotics lands Accel, a16z — TFN". Tech Funding News. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ O'Kane, Sean (2026-03-11). "Rivian spin-out Mind Robotics raises $500M for industrial AI-powered robots". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
- ↑ "Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics raises another $400M". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-05-13.