Mentee Robotics

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.

Brains developed (1)

• Mentee Brainfoundation-model · research

Peer companies

• Unitree Robotics9 models
• Boston Dynamics5 models
• AgiBot4 models
• Tesla4 models
• 1X Technologies3 models
• Agility Robotics3 models

Financial state

Reporting basis

aggregator_estimate

Lifecycle stage

acquired

Counterparty risk class

moderate

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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)

1. Mentee Robotics — company website · https://www.menteebot.com/ ↗ · 2026-01-01
2. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240417586005/en/Mentee-Robotics-Unveils-MenteeBot-A-Humanoid-Robot-That-Integrates-AI-Across-All-Operational-Layers ↗
3. https://www.therobotreport.com/mentee-robotics-de-cloaks-launches-ai-driven-humanoid-robot/ ↗
4. https://venturebeat.com/ai/watch-out-boston-dynamics-mentee-robotics-unveils-ai-first-robot ↗
5. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/skctzanwzg ↗
6. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-06/mobileye-to-buy-humanoid-robot-maker-mentee-for-900-million ↗
7. https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/06/mobileye-acquires-humanoid-robot-startup-mentee-robotics-for-900m/ ↗
8. https://www.therobotreport.com/mobileye-to-acquire-mentee-robotics-for-900m-bid-dominate-physical-ai/ ↗
9. https://www.mobileye.com/news/mobileye-to-acquire-mentee-robotics-to-accelerate-physical-ai-leadership/ ↗
10. https://www.timesofisrael.com/mobileye-buys-israeli-ai-humanoid-startup-for-900-million-in-bid-for-robotics/ ↗
11. https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/hywhtgsyyg ↗
12. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/rje08fsvzl ↗

Common questions

What is Mentee Robotics?

Israeli humanoid robotics company (Rehovot), co-founded by AI researcher Amnon Shashua (also of Mobileye/AI21). Develops MenteeBot, an AI-first general-purpose humanoid emphasizing end-to-end learned control.

Where is Mentee Robotics based?

Mentee Robotics is based in Rehovot, Israel.

When was Mentee Robotics founded?

Mentee Robotics was founded in 2022.

What does Mentee Robotics make?

Mentee Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: MenteeBot (Mentee Robotics builds physical robots).

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 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.