Robust.AI

Robust.AI builds collaborative mobile robots for warehouses and factories. Its flagship Carter robot pairs an AI-driven 'cognitive engine' with a force-sensitive handlebar so workers can grab it, push it, redirect it, and let it run autonomously the rest of the time. Founded in 2019 by a who's-who of robotics and AI - Rodney Brooks (iRobot, Rethink), Gary Marcus, Anthony Jules, Henrik Christensen, and Mohamed Amer - the company has raised about $42.5M and is rolling Carter into DHL Supply Chain sites across the Americas.