# Piccard: robot AI company

Canonical ID: `eff0752a-aeba-4041-a38f-7abb1712ff5c`

## Key facts

- **Founding (company-stated, Oct 2026):** Founder Bora Celik announced on Oct 6 2026 a [physical AI](/glossary/physical-ai.md) company for ocean robotics, based in [Rhode Island](/locations/rhode-island.md). 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](/locations/rhode-island.md)'s ocean robotics lab on the Narragansett Bay Campus.
- **Focus (company-stated):** First focus is the [physical AI](/glossary/physical-ai.md) behind autonomous underwater and surface vehicles. No product, vehicle or customer yet.
- **NVIDIA Inception:** Accepted into [NVIDIA](/companies/nvidia.md)'s Inception program, building on NVIDIA's [physical AI](/glossary/physical-ai.md) stack.
- **Not Piccard.ai:** Not the [Melbourne](/locations/melbourne.md) consultancy Piccard.ai.

- **Slug:** piccard-science
- **Status:** private
- **HQ:** Rhode Island, USA

## Models

_No models registered._

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Piccard?

[Rhode Island](/locations/rhode-island.md) [physical AI](/glossary/physical-ai.md) 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](/locations/rhode-island.md), [USA](/locations/waymo-fleet-usa.md).

### 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 95% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (2)

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

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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