Company
Mentee Robotics
Mentee Robotics is an Israeli humanoid robotics company founded in 2022 by Prof.
- Founded
- 2022
- HQ
- Herzliya, Israel
- Status
- Mobileye subsidiary (acquired Jan 2026)
Funding
$25.0M
Models
2
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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
HQ
Herzliya, Israel
Founded
2022
Founders
Prof. Amnon Shashua (chair), Prof. Lior Wolf (CEO), Prof. Shai Shalev-Shwartz
Acquired by
Mobileye, $900M (closed February 2026)
Serial production
Began May 2025 for logistics centers
Data & sources
Press releases
2
News coverage
5
Web sources
5
12 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →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.
Current platform
MenteeBot
Mentee Robotics' general-purpose bipedal humanoid, emphasizing an AI-first stack (learned locomotion, NLP-driven task understanding, and simulation-to-real training). Research/prototype stage.
Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Mentee Robotics, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
- How much does a humanoid robot cost in 2026?
Humanoid robot pricing in 2026 spans five availability tiers with different verification states. Research-tools pricing is verified and publicly listed (Unitree G1 at $13,500-$16,000; R1 at $5,900). Consumer-available pricing is verified (1X NEO at $20,000 outright purchase or $499/month subscription, six-month minimum). Enterprise-deployed pricing is not publicly disclosed (Figure 03, Apptronik Apollo, Agility Digit under contract; analyst estimates put the range at $50,000-$250,000). Consumer-promised pricing is a claim (Tesla Optimus at $20,000-$30,000 at-scale target). Engineering-credibility tier hardware costs $200,000+ but is enterprise R&D only (Boston Dynamics Atlas).
- Can I buy a humanoid robot in 2026?
Yes, but the answer depends on what you mean by buy. Five tiers of humanoid availability exist in 2026: consumer-available (1X NEO at $20,000 outright or $499/month subscription, six-month minimum); research-tools-pricing (Unitree G1 at $13,500-$16,000 and R1 at $5,900); enterprise-deployed (Figure, Apptronik, Agility under contract); consumer-promised but not shipping (Tesla Optimus); and engineering-credibility with commercial transition pending (Boston Dynamics Atlas). Which fits your need depends on whether you're a consumer, a developer, an enterprise procurement organization, or waiting on Tesla.
- Who are the leading humanoid robot makers?
By active commercial deployment activity in 2026, the leading humanoid robot makers are Tesla (Optimus, factory pilots), Figure AI (02, BMW pilot), Agility Robotics (Digit, warehouse operators), Apptronik (Apollo, Mercedes-Benz pilot), 1X Technologies (Neo, consumer pre-launch), Boston Dynamics (Atlas, R&D), and Unitree Robotics (G1/H-series, research). A fast-growing Chinese cohort (UBTech, Xiaomi, XPeng, Fourier, EngineAI, and others) is shipping platforms at increasingly competitive price points.
- What is Mentee Robotics and the MenteeBot humanoid?
Mentee Robotics is an Israeli humanoid robot maker founded in 2022 by Amnon Shashua, the AI researcher who also leads Mobileye and AI21. Mobileye acquired Mentee in January 2026 for approximately $900 million ($612M cash plus Mobileye Class A shares), making Mentee an independent operating unit inside Mobileye. The company's MenteeBot humanoid is positioned as an AI-first general-purpose platform leveraging Mobileye's autonomous-vehicle perception heritage.
- Which humanoid robot makers are American, Chinese, or from other countries?
The major American humanoid makers are Figure AI (Sunnyvale CA), Apptronik (Austin TX), Tesla (Palo Alto CA / Austin TX), Boston Dynamics (Waltham MA; Hyundai-owned), and Agility Robotics (Salem OR). The major Chinese makers are Unitree Robotics (Hangzhou), AgiBot (Shanghai), UBTech (Shenzhen), Fourier Intelligence (Shanghai), XPeng Robotics (Guangzhou), and several others. 1X Technologies operates a Norwegian-American structure (Moss Norway HQ plus Hayward California factory). Mentee Robotics is Israeli (acquired by Mobileye January 2026). Sanctuary AI is Canadian (Vancouver).
- Why are frontier AI labs (OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta) entering robotics in 2025-2026?
The major frontier AI research labs are committing institutionally to robotics in 2025-2026 as a distinct industry cluster. OpenAI formally relaunched its robotics division in May 2026 after a 4-to-5-year hiatus. Google DeepMind operates the Gemini Robotics program as part of its broader model-to-embodiment research. Meta has expanded AI robotics work alongside its Reality Labs portfolio. The cluster is not about any one lab making a robot; it is about foundation-model research lines extending toward physical-world embodiment.
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- What is Sanctuary AI and the Phoenix humanoid robot?
Sanctuary AI is a Canadian humanoid robotics company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, founded by Geordie Rose and Suzanne Gildert (both Kindred AI alumni). The company's Phoenix platform is a seventh-generation humanoid emphasizing a cognitive architecture that combines symbolic reasoning with neural learning, structurally distinct from the end-to-end foundation-model approach most US humanoid makers pursue. Sanctuary AI is privately held; not publicly traded.
- What is UBTech Walker S2 and is UBTech a real humanoid company?
UBTech Robotics is a publicly-traded Chinese humanoid manufacturer headquartered in Shenzhen, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The Walker S2 is the company's industrial-focused humanoid platform deployed in factory pilots with BYD, Geely, Foxconn, and other manufacturing customers. UBTech is real, with verified commercial pilots; the company distinguishes itself from the US private humanoid cohort by being publicly listed with disclosed financial state.
- Which humanoid robot manufacturers can I invest in?
Direct equity exposure to humanoid manufacturers in 2026 is mostly limited to a small set of publicly-traded companies: UBTech Robotics (HKEX-listed Chinese maker), Tesla (NASDAQ; Optimus is one product), and Hyundai Motor Group (KRX; Boston Dynamics parent). The major US humanoid pure-plays (Figure AI, 1X Technologies, Apptronik, Agility Robotics, Sanctuary AI) are privately held and accessible only via venture-stage or accredited-investor channels. Mentee Robotics was acquired by Mobileye in January 2026. DEPLOY is not an investment advisor; this guide documents verification posture, not investment advice.
- What can humanoid robots actually do today?
Humanoid robot capability in 2026 sorts into four verification tiers per DEPLOY's framework. Verified consumer-deployed: 1X NEO performs laundry, organizing, and light manipulation in customer homes with explicit teleop disclosure. Verified enterprise-deployed: Figure 03, Apptronik Apollo, Agility Digit, and UBTech Walker S2 perform manufacturing and logistics tasks at Fortune-500 customer facilities. Research and demonstration: Boston Dynamics Atlas, Tesla Optimus, and Unitree platforms show capability footage but do not deploy. Claimed future: cooking, autonomous home assistance, childcare, and general-purpose household work remain claimed across the cohort but not consumer-deployed.
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
- Shai Shalev-Shwartzcofounderfounded 2021-01-01
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 →
Brains developed (1)
- Mentee Brainfoundation-model · research
Recent coverage
Mentee Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Tesla4 models
- UBTech Robotics4 models
Financial state
- 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)
Investors: Ahren Innovation Capital (lead), Cisco Investments, Samsung Next, TechU Ventures
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Mobileyefull acquisition2026-01-06
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
Common questions
- What is Mentee Robotics?
- 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.
- What does Mentee Robotics make?
- Mentee Robotics has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: MenteeBot, MenteeBot (Mentee Robotics builds physical robots).
- Is Mentee Robotics publicly traded?
- Mentee Robotics is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Mobileye on the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Mentee Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Mentee Robotics building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, AgiBot, Boston Dynamics, Fourier Intelligence.
- Where is Mentee Robotics headquartered?
- Mentee Robotics is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.
- How much funding has Mentee Robotics raised?
- Mentee Robotics has raised approximately $25M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Mentee Robotics operate robots?
- Mentee Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Mentee Robotics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Mentee Robotics ranks in roughly the top 64% of companies tracked by the registry.
- Is Mentee Robotics safe?
- Mentee Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 12 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-04
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-04
Sources by quality tier
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- 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 Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Tesla4 models
- UBTech Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Mentee Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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 Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
- Tesla4 models
- UBTech Robotics4 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
MenteeBot V3.0 is a fully vertically integrated humanoid robot, with full-stack AI and proprietary hardware. Key advancements include: * Custom-built actuators:
Finally, a robot for folding laundry. Watch out, Boston Dynamics and Tesla. #robotics #ai #androids #scifi #bostondynamics #menteerobotics #tech
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
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
30.0/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 27 months ago.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
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.
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Last computed: Jul 9, 2026
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