The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies GelSight: 1 model. 3 sources back the record.
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Regional ecosystem
GelSight is one of 82 verified robotics companies in Massachusetts →
Key facts
Headquarters
Founded
Status
Type
Tactile sensing portfolio
GelSight Max metrology
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (2)
- Youssef Benmokhtar CEOsecondary-verified
- Kimo Johnson Co-founder and CEOSEC-verified
Founders (1)
- Kimo Johnsoncofounder
Safety record
No incidents on record for GelSight.
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
GelSight in third-party press
Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for GelSight.Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning GelSight from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Slender robotic finger senses buried items
MIT researchers design sharp-tipped robot finger with GelSight tactile sensing to identify buried objects.
GelSight Awarded 28,000 Federal Grant to Develop Human-Like Tactile Sensors for Robots
GelSight receives SBIR Phase II grant to develop human-like tactile sensors. CEO Kimo Johnson leads commercialization of MIT spinoff.
Giving robots a sense of touch
MIT GelSight technology lets robots gauge objects hardness and manipulate small tools using tactile sensors on grippers.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/gelsight.md
- RSS feed: /companies/gelsight/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/9fb21f35-8320-4dfb-bcae-71ac96ba94ef
- Revision history: /companies/gelsight/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
GelSight draws attention at the 12th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 6, 2026