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United States · Manipulation AI · private
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Summary

RFM-1 manipulation foundation model for warehouse picking; key staff moved to Amazon in 2024.

Notable

Co-founder Pieter Abbeel is among the most cited researchers in robot learning.

Key facts

Headquarters
Emeryville, California
Founded
2017
Role
builder
Category
Foundation models
Sector
Manipulation AI
Status
private
Employees
~200
CEO
Peter Chen
Founders
Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, Rocky Duan, Tianhao Zhang
Funding
$220M+
Valuation
~$625M