# Covariant: company

Canonical ID: `e9e8c50a-1aea-4850-bc7f-c914b21324d5`

## Key facts

- **Model:** RFM-1 robotics foundation model; real warehouse deployments (Otto/Radial/McKesson).
- **Acquisition:** Amazon reverse-acquihire Aug 2024 (founders + ~25% staff + non-exclusive model license).

- **Slug:** covariant
- **Status:** Amazon reverse-acquihire (Aug 2024); independent operations winding down
- **Founded:** 2017
- **HQ:** Emeryville, California, USA

## Models

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## Supplies to

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## Sources (3)

1. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240311948570/en/Covariant-Introduces-RFM-1-to-Give-Robots-the-Human-like-Ability-to-Reason
2. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-covariant-ai-robots
3. https://www.geekwire.com/2024/amazon-hires-covariant-founders-inks-licensing-deal-with-robotics-ai-startup-in-latest-reverse-acquihire-deal/

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