Our mission is to empower every manufacturer, no matter their scale, to invent and build anything using intelligent robots.

Why it matters

We are witnessing the start of a new industrial revolution—an era of rapid innovation and advanced manufacturing powered by AI and robotics. We aim to lead this shift by putting these tools into the hands of every manufacturer, ensuring the power to invent and build at scale isn’t a privilege of the few.

But this era of abundance depends on solving a systemic labor crisis. For any economy to advance its industry and secure its supply chains, it must address the work that no longer attracts a human workforce. We are building AI to handle the dull, dirty, and dangerous. By offloading the hazardous and the mundane to intelligent machines, we empower manufacturers to compete globally while driving prosperity locally. In doing so, we enable the creation of new, purposeful jobs—ensuring that the future of innovation remains human-centric, boundless, and accessible to all.

Meet the
Leadership Team

+20 years of experience in AI, robotics, and engineering.

Max Ahrens, PhD
Founder & CEO, AI Lead

PhD and PostDoc in machine learning, Oxford University. Previously worked with the Alan Turing Institute and McKinsey & Company.

Simon White
Engineering lead

Startup co-founder and CTO of a Y Combinator backed financial payments startup. Software engineer with 15+ years of experience in building bank/military-grade IT infrastructure.

Joel Kang
Product lead

Former startup founder and software engineer with over a decade of experience building delightful user experiences for companies like LinkedIn, Etsy and Frame.io.

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What we stand for

Our values

Nerdy and Intellectually Athletic
We dive deep into first principles, question every assumption, and embrace heterodox thinking to solve the hardest technical problems.
Strong Opinions, Loosely Held
We debate with rigorous logic and data—and once a decision is made, we commit fully.
Continuous Growth
We treat continuous improvement as non-negotiable. We give and receive direct feedback with candor and kindness—low egos, high trust, high growth.
Outcome Obsession
We prioritize results over activity. Everyone owns their path and is relentlessly focused on delivering high-impact outcomes.
Innovation Through Diversity of Thought
We seek a wide spectrum of perspectives as our source of discovery. Diverse backgrounds and thinking are essential to building inventive, world-class solutions.
USED by hundreds of companies worldwide

Trusted across industries

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