Mind Robotics
Category: Robotics / Embodied AI
An industrial AI and robotics company building intelligent, broadly capable robotic platforms for real-world manufacturing environments. Mind Robotics was founded in 2025. The company is led by RJ Scaringe. Based in Palo Alto, United States. Team size: 10-50. Total funding raised: $1.015B. Latest round: Series A ($500.0M, Mar 2026). Key investors include Accel, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Eclipse Capital, Rivian, Kleiner Perkins, Meritech Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Greenoaks, Prysm Capital.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, United States
- Team size
- 10-50
- Total funding
- $1.015B
Value proposition
Provides a full-stack Physical AI platform that enables safe, collaborative robots to generalize across core manufacturing tasks in chaotic real-world plants, rather than acting as single-task machines.
Products and solutions
AI-Powered Industrial Robots, Physical AI Manufacturing Platform, Dexterous Assembly Line Automation Systems
Unique value
Leverages a strategic partnership with Rivian to create a 'data flywheel,' training its AI models using production-scale data from active, chaotic manufacturing lines rather than simulated lab environments.
Target customer
Industrial manufacturers and automotive companies facing labor shortages and needing advanced automation for complex factory work.
Industries served
Industrial Manufacturing, Automotive Manufacturing, Factory Automation, Robotics AI
Technology advantage
Combines founder RJ Scaringe's vertically integrated hardware and manufacturing expertise with direct access to Rivian's factory floor as a massive, real-world testing and launch environment for rapid iteration.
How they differentiate
Leverages real-world operational data from Rivian's manufacturing lines (a 'data flywheel') rather than simulated lab environments. It also focuses on traditional, highly capable factory robot designs rather than the humanoid form factors pursued by many competitors.
Main competitors
Tesla (Optimus), Figure AI, Amazon Robotics
Key partnerships
Rivian (Strategic partner, initial customer, and testing ground), Accel (Lead Series A Investor), Andreessen Horowitz / a16z (Series A Investor), Eclipse (Seed Investor)
Notable customers
Rivian
Major milestones
Spun out of Rivian in Nov 2025 with a $115M Seed round, Secured $500M Series A led by Accel and a16z at a $2B valuation in Mar 2026, Raised $400M Series B led by Kleiner Perkins at $3.4B valuation in May 2026
Growth metrics
Reached $2.0B valuation at Series A (Mar 2026); raised $400M Series B at $3.4B valuation (May 2026); total funding >$1B
Market positioning
Full-stack industrial AI and robotics platform for manufacturing automation
Geographic focus
North America
Patents and IP
No registered patents disclosed as of latest update
About RJ Scaringe
Founder and CEO of Rivian Automotive, where he architected the full stack including vehicle architecture, electronics, battery systems, embedded software, manufacturing processes, and supply chains. He built and scaled a vertically integrated hardware company with ambitious EV manufacturing operations.
Official website: https://www.mindrobotics.com/