The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Clone Robotics: 1 model, $6.0M raised. 8 sources back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Biomimetic humanoid robotics company founded in November 2021 by Dhanush Radhakrishnan (CEO) and Lukasz Kozlik. Clone Robotics builds musculoskeletal androids using synthetic muscles modeled on human anatomy. Backed by Y combinator co-founder Trevor Blackwell and former Coinbase CTO. Developing the Clone Alpha humanoid for household tasks.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
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Key facts
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Product
Clone Hand
Technology
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Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
7
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Clone Robotics, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
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Current leadership (2)
- Dhanush Radhakrishnan Co-Founder & CEOreported, not verified
- Ivan Pisarenko Founder, CEOsince 2021-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Ivan Pisarenkosolefounded 2021-01-01
- Dhanush Radhakrishnancofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Clone Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Clone Robotics in third-party press
Peers
101 peers across 1 segment. Every Clone Robotics competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
humanoid(101)
68 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 574.5255335898561) · leader Figure AI at 1207%
- Boston Dynamicsdirect competitor(reported)weak
- Unitree Roboticsdirect competitor(reported)weak
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AI2 Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AIST Humanoid Research Groupdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $6.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (1)
- Seed2023-06-01
$6M(reported) · $24M post
Investors: Initialized Capital (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Clone Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2023-06-01Seed raising $6000000
Key hireIvan Pisarenko joins as Founder, CEO
2021-01-01Ivan Pisarenko appointed Founder, CEO (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Clone Protoclone musculoskeletal android
- Record createdMay 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (8)
- Clone Robotics: company website · https://clonerobotics.com/ · 2026-01-01
- https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/clone-alpha-humanoid-robot-unveiled-poland
- https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/chilling-video-ghost-humanoid-robot-flex
- https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/clone-demos-creepy-humanoid-hand
- https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/watch-human-like-robot-with-bionic-muscles-dangle-from-a-stand-twitch-shrug-and-clench-its-fists
- https://www.inc.com/sarah-sicard/ai-takes-its-next-big-step-westworld-style-robots/91153562
- https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/the-synthetic-human-roadmap-clone-robotics-eyes-silicon-valley-and-20-000-price-points
- https://clonerobotics.com/android/
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Methodology: Verified · 8 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
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Last reviewed 2026-08-21
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Clone Robotics.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Clone Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/clone-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/clone-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/40a4b333-bb22-4fbd-8536-9c7ec4caf486
- Revision history: /companies/clone-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
Proto Clone by Clone SHOCKS with Bipedal Musculoskeletal Android V1 AI Robot. Protoclone has shocked the world with its revolutionary bipedal musculoskeletal AI
Protoclone by Clone Robotics is the world's first bipedal musculoskeletal robot, designed to move like a human using artificial muscles, tendons, bones, and eve
Mind-blowing robotics breakthrough: Clone Alpha, out of Poland, isn't just another humanoid robot - it's powered by synthetic muscles that contract like real hu
#ai #robot #usa In a fireside chat at the 2026 Abundance Summit, Clone Robotics co-founder Dhanush Radhakrishnan signaled a major shift for the company, transi
In this video I break down the technology behind the world's first human Clone @CloneRobotics . Timestamps: 00:00 - First Synthetic Human 10:14 - Brain, Intell
The first bimanual Torso created at Clone includes an actuated elbow, cervical spine (neck), and anthropomorphic shoulders with the sternoclavicular, acromiocla
@CloneRobotics Clone Incorporated Lucas Kozlik, Dhanush Rad https://www.clonerobotics.com
The Clone hand is a power-dense, biomimetic, anthropomorphic robotic hand that can perform a wide range of manipulation tasks. Video credit: Clone Robotics
Clone Robotics unveils a 206-bone android body with 164 degrees of freedom powered by artificial muscles, tendons, and a hydraulic vascular system. Linkerbot in
Reality vs attention
Clone Robotics draws attention at the 42nd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 39 months ago.
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Attention (reach, not merit)
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Last computed: Aug 24, 2026