The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Mentee Robotics: 2 models, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $17.0M raised. 12 sources back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Mentee Robotics is an Israeli Humanoid robotics company founded in 2022 by Prof. Amnon Shashua (chairman), Prof. Lior Wolf (CEO), and Prof. Shai Shalev-Shwartz. The company developed MenteeBot, a full-size humanoid designed for logistics and household tasks. Mobileye acquired Mentee Robotics for $900 million in February 2026 to establish a Physical AI portfolio spanning automotive autonomy and humanoid robotics.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDAcquisitionAcquired by Mobileye
Key facts
HQ
Founded
Founders
Acquired by
Serial production
Data & sources
Press releases
2
News coverage
5
Web sources
5
12 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Previous platform
MenteeBot
MenteeBot is a full-size humanoid robot developed by Mentee Robotics (now part of Mobileye) for logistics and household environments. The robot builds real-time 3D cognitive maps, interprets voice instructions via LLMs, and executes tasks end-to-end without hard-coded routines. Mentee began serial production for logistics centers in May 2025. Mobileye acquired Mentee Robotics for $900M in February 2026 to anchor a Physical AI portfolio.
Current platform
MenteeBot
MenteeBot is a full-size humanoid robot developed by Mentee Robotics (now part of Mobileye) for logistics and household environments. The robot builds real-time 3D cognitive maps, interprets voice instructions via LLMs, and executes tasks end-to-end without hard-coded routines. Mentee began serial production for logistics centers in May 2025. Mobileye acquired Mentee Robotics for $900M in February 2026 to anchor a Physical AI portfolio.
Mentee Robotics on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Mentee Robotics's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Explainers
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Current leadership (3)
- Lior Wolf CEO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Amnon Shashua Chairman & Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Shai Shalev-Shwartz Chief Scientist & Co-foundersecondary-verified
Founders (3)
- Lior Wolfcofounderfounded 2021-01-01
- Amnon Shashuacofounderfounded 2021-01-01
previously at Mobileye
- Shai Shalev-Shwartzcofounderfounded 2021-01-01
later founded Mobileye
Board (1)
- Amnon Shashua chair
Safety record
No incidents on record for Mentee 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 →
Operator customers (1)
- Mentee Robotics2 deployments
Brains developed (1)
- Mentee Brainfoundation-model · research
Recent coverage
Mentee Robotics in third-party press
Peers
101 peers across 1 segment. Every Mentee 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%
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- 1X Technologiesdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AI2 Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AIST Humanoid Research Groupdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Acuminodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgiBotdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $17.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- 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)
- Funding 20242024-04-17
$17M(reported) · $85M post
Investors: Ahren Innovation Capital (lead), Cisco Investments, Samsung Next, TechU Ventures
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Mobileyefull acquisition2026-01-06
Timeline
Every recorded move in Mentee Robotics’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Acquired byAcquired
2026-01-06Acquired
Funding roundFunding 2024 funding round
2024-04-17Funding 2024 raising $17000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
MenteeBot end-to-end task
- Record createdMay 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
MenteeBot at Israel, Asia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
MenteeBot at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (12)
- Mentee Robotics: company website · https://www.menteebot.com/ · 2026-01-01
- https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240417586005/en/Mentee-Robotics-Unveils-MenteeBot-A-Humanoid-Robot-That-Integrates-AI-Across-All-Operational-Layers
- https://www.therobotreport.com/mentee-robotics-de-cloaks-launches-ai-driven-humanoid-robot/
- https://venturebeat.com/ai/watch-out-boston-dynamics-mentee-robotics-unveils-ai-first-robot
- https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/skctzanwzg
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-06/mobileye-to-buy-humanoid-robot-maker-mentee-for-900-million
- https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/mobileye-acquires-humanoid-robot-startup-mentee-robotics-for-900m/
- https://www.therobotreport.com/mobileye-to-acquire-mentee-robotics-for-900m-bid-dominate-physical-ai/
- https://www.mobileye.com/news/mobileye-to-acquire-mentee-robotics-to-accelerate-physical-ai-leadership/
- https://www.timesofisrael.com/mobileye-buys-israeli-ai-humanoid-startup-for-900-million-in-bid-for-robotics/
- https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/hywhtgsyyg
- https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rje08fsvzl
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Methodology: Verified · 12 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 5
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 2
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
- 2
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Mentee 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 Mentee Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Mobileye to establish vertically integrated robotaxi business
Mobileye announced plans to expand beyond supplying self-driving technology into full ownership of an autonomous ride-hailing business, targeting an initial fleet of about 100…
Mobileye To Acquire Mentee Robotics to Accelerate Physical AI Leadership
Mobileye announced the acquisition of Mentee Robotics, whose AI-first humanoid robot MenteeBot is designed for real-world tasks with vertical integration.
Mobileye to acquire humanoid robotics startup Mentee for 00 million
Mobileye announced it will acquire Mentee Robotics, an Israeli humanoid robotics startup, for 00 million. Mentee raised ~1M and was valued at ~62M.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/mentee-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/mentee-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7c9428ab-9a31-4fe7-ac89-77f0d56c9647
- Revision history: /companies/mentee-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
The two V3 MenteeBots carry out a logistics workflow in a fully autonomous manner. They pick boxes from piles of different heights and place them across several storage racks, demonstrating stable manipulation and dexter
In this video, I review general-purpose robots designed to handle a wide range of tasks. We take a close look at current humanoid robots, what they can actually
Finally, a robot for folding laundry. Watch out, Boston Dynamics and Tesla. #robotics #ai #androids #scifi #bostondynamics #menteerobotics #tech
MenteeBot V3.0 is a fully vertically integrated humanoid robot, with full-stack AI and proprietary hardware. Key advancements include: * Custom-built actuators:
The arms and hands present a full range of motion and enough accuracy to perform delicate tasks.
One way to have a robot perform a task is through demonstration. Another is by giving a verbal instruction in any language. When asked to bring a can, the rob
Israeli startup Mentee Robotics just shared an uncut 18-minute video with two of its flagship humanoid robots working together as autonomous warehouse workers.
At Mentee Robotics, we design and build humanoid robots from the ground up with one goal: reliable, scalable deployment in real-world industrial environments.
Israeli company Mentee Robotics has unveiled its cutting-edge humanoid robot, designed to handle complex tasks, navigate human environments, and adapt to variou
Reality vs attention
Mentee Robotics draws attention at the 57th percentile but verifies reality at the 27th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +29.2, 24th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
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: Aug 24, 2026