Company
Mentee Robotics
Israeli humanoid robotics company (Rehovot), co-founded by AI researcher Amnon Shashua (also of Mobileye/AI21).
- Founded
- 2022
- HQ
- Rehovot, Israel
- Status
- Mobileye subsidiary (acquired Jan 2026)
- Funding
- $25.0M
- Models
- 1
Verified profile
12
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 1 month ago
Last verified change
Overview
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.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Models (1)
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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
- 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
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?
- 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.
Methodology: Verified · 12 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
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 Robotics9 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
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
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- AgiBot4 models
- Tesla4 models
- 1X Technologies3 models
- Agility Robotics3 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
15.4/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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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.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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