Overview
Stealth robotics startup founded by Sebastian Thrun, developing foundation models for hardware design with the goal of enabling manufacturing at lightspeed. The company's team includes veterans from Waymo, Google Brain, and Stanford's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL). Dulo was publicly revealed at the Actuate robotics conference in San Francisco in August 2026.
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- Sebastian Thrun Founder & CEOsecondary-verified
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- Record createdAug 19, 2026
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-19
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Last reviewed 2026-08-19
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Methodology surface for Dulo.In the press
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Sebastian Thrun kündigt Startup Dulo an: KI-Foundation-Modelle für Hardware-Design
IT Boltwise analysis of Thrun's Dulo announcement, examining the foundation models for hardware design concept and the manufacturing-at-lightspeed goal in the context of Thrun's…
Sebastian Thrun Launches Dulo, a Stealth Robotics Startup
Benzinga coverage of Sebastian Thrun's new stealth robotics startup Dulo, focused on AI foundation models for hardware design and enabling manufacturing at lightspeed.
Waymo pioneer Sebastian Thrun launches robotics startup Dulo to design hardware with AI
Digital Today coverage of Sebastian Thrun's announcement of Dulo at the Actuate conference, noting the team draws from Waymo, Google Brain, and Stanford AI Lab.
Waymo pioneer Sebastian Thrun is building a new robotics startup
Business Insider exclusive revealing Sebastian Thrun's stealth robotics startup Dulo, developing foundation models for hardware design, announced at the Actuate robotics…
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- Revision history: /companies/dulo/history
- Data documentation: /data
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