Piccard: robot AI company

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Key facts

Founding (company-stated, Oct 2026)

Founder Bora Celik announced on Oct 6 2026 a physical AI company for ocean robotics, based in Rhode Island. His post is the sole source.

Pre-seed (company-stated)

Led by FirstMark (Amish Jani), with angels including Dustin Dolginow and Anabel Paksoy of 43. Round size undisclosed.

Research partner

Works with the University of Rhode Island's ocean robotics lab on the Narragansett Bay Campus.

Focus (company-stated)

First focus is the physical AI behind autonomous underwater and surface vehicles. No product, vehicle or customer yet.

NVIDIA Inception

Accepted into NVIDIA's Inception program, building on NVIDIA's physical AI stack.

Not Piccard.ai

Not the Melbourne consultancy Piccard.ai.

Data & sources

Web sources

2

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Piccard.

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 activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdOct 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (2)

https://x.com/xBora/status/2107496030623158649 · 2026-10-06
https://x.com/piccardscience · 2026-10-06

Common questions

What is Piccard?

Rhode Island physical AI startup building autonomy for ocean robotics, starting with autonomous underwater and surface vehicles, working with University of Rhode Island ocean robotics researchers.

What does Piccard make?

Piccard has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Piccard builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

Is Piccard publicly traded?

No. Piccard is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Piccard?

Piccard is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

Where is Piccard headquartered?

Piccard is headquartered in Rhode Island, USA.

Who owns Piccard?

Piccard is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Is Piccard a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Piccard ranks in roughly the top 97% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Piccard safe?

Piccard 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 · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

No press coverage on file for Piccard yet. Coverage appears here automatically as articles are ingested from our press sources.

Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /companies/piccard-science.md
RSS feed: /companies/piccard-science/feed.xml
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/companies/eff0752a-aeba-4041-a38f-7abb1712ff5c
Revision history: /companies/piccard-science/history
Data documentation: /data
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Reality vs attention

Not enough verified signal yet to place Piccard against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.

6-month trend

Peer rankingTop 97% of category

vs funding peers-37.5 ptsbelow funding-adj. expected

Analysis

Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.

Dimension breakdown

Verified signal

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Insufficient data

Attention (reach, not merit)

Market Presence →

0.0LOW

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

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Last computed: Oct 10, 2026

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