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AI robotics company building universal AI for robots; founders and tech acquired by Amazon in 2024
AcquiredRobot Software/AIWarehouse AI
Company Info
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Emeryville, CA
CEO
Peter Chen (now at Amazon)
Employees
Unknown
Total Funding
$222M (pre-acquisition)
Valuation
Acquired by Amazon
Flagship Product
RFM-1 (Robot Foundation Model)
Timeline
2024-08
Acqui-hired by Amazon; founders and 25% of staff join Amazon
2017-01
Founded by Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, and others from UC Berkeley
Key Capabilities
Universal pick-and-placeRobot foundation modelWarehouse automationMulti-modal AI
Key Investors
Index VenturesRadical VenturesCanada Pension Plan
Partnerships
Amazon