# Autonomous Inc.

> Autonomous Inc. is a New York based maker of smart office furniture and, increasingly, AI hardware. Founded in 2015 by Duy Huynh out of a former robotics startup, it built a direct-to-consumer business on affordable electric standing desks (SmartDesk) and ergonomic chairs (ErgoChair), later adding prefab backyard offices (WorkPod) and, most recently, desktop AI machines like the Brainy deep-learning workstation. The company controls its own manufacturing and sells straight to consumers and teams, shipping millions of products to more than 30 countries.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Duy Huynh (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~390 employees
- **Products:** SmartDesk (Core, Pro, Connect, 5), SmartDesk 3, ErgoChair (Core, Pro, Curve, Ultra 2), WorkPod / WorkPod mini / Versatile, Brainy
- **Notable:** First Kickstarter campaign hit roughly 570% of its funding goal; the follow-on Indiegogo reached about 1,257%., Shipped over 3 million products to more than 30 countries., Launched what it billed as the world's first AI-powered standing desk (SmartDesk 3) in 2017.

## Products & services

- **SmartDesk (Core, Pro, Connect, 5)** — Electric height-adjustable standing desks with dual motors, programmable memory presets, and app or touchscreen controls, sold at prices well below traditional ergonomic brands.
- **SmartDesk 3** — Marketed as the world's first AI-powered standing desk, with a built-in 7-inch touchscreen running Autonomous' own OS to track sit/stand habits and nudge breaks; priced around $549.
- **ErgoChair (Core, Pro, Curve, Ultra 2)** — Ergonomic office chairs with adjustable lumbar support, breathable mesh, and up to 9 degrees of freedom, BIFMA-tested.
- **WorkPod / WorkPod mini / Versatile** — Prefab, insulated backyard studios and ADUs designed as standalone home offices, priced from roughly $15,000.
- **Brainy** — A desktop deep-learning workstation delivering over a petaflop of AI performance, scaling from 2 to 8 NVIDIA RTX GPUs and running LLMs up to 70 billion parameters locally.
- **Lamp & Thinking Desk** — New-generation AI hardware - a personal AI computer (Lamp) and an AI-enabled standing desk (Thinking Desk) - built around the idea of giving physical objects perception and reasoning.

## Achievements

- First Kickstarter campaign hit roughly 570% of its funding goal; the follow-on Indiegogo reached about 1,257%.
- Shipped over 3 million products to more than 30 countries.
- Launched what it billed as the world's first AI-powered standing desk (SmartDesk 3) in 2017.
- Reports more than 1 million daily users and 130,000+ teams.
- Extended from furniture into desktop AI hardware with the Brainy petaflop workstation in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Introduced Brainy, a desktop AI workstation delivering over a petaflop of performance and running models up to 70 billion parameters locally.
- **2025-05** — Launched Autonomous Future Labs, a dedicated robotics and applied-AI vertical.
- **2025-07** — Repositioned publicly as an 'AI hardware workshop,' previewing new products including the Lamp personal AI computer and Thinking Desk.

## Links

- Website: https://autonomous.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/autonomousdotai
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/autonomousdotai
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/iamautonomous

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Last updated: 2026-08-21