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Overview
Rabbit Inc is a Los Angeles-based consumer AI company developing the R1, a handheld AI-native device powered by a Large Action Model that handles tasks through voice interaction. The $199 device launched at CES 2024 and was later showcased at IFA 2025 with advanced embodied AI capabilities.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Product
Founder
Design Partner
Company Type
Funding
Financial stage
CES 2024
R1 price
R1 status
Data & sources
Press releases
2
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
View all models →Founders (1)
- Jesse Lyuno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Jesse Lyu founderreported, not verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Rabbit Inc.
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 coverage
Rabbit Inc in third-party press
Peer companies
- Xiaomi3 models
- Baidu2 models
- Brilliant Labs2 models
- Even Realities2 models
- Hark2 models
- Open Bionics2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
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)
- Series A2023-10-15
$10M(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Rabbit R1 launch
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
Common questions
- What is Rabbit Inc?
- Rabbit Inc is a Los Angeles-based consumer AI company developing the R1, a handheld AI-native device powered by a Large Action Model that handles tasks through voice interaction. The $199 device launched at CES 2024 and was later showcased at IFA 2025 with advanced embodied AI capabilities.
- What does Rabbit Inc make?
- Rabbit Inc has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: r1 (Rabbit Inc builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Is Rabbit Inc publicly traded?
- No. Rabbit Inc is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Rabbit Inc?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Rabbit Inc building in the same form factors include Xiaomi, Baidu, Brilliant Labs, Even Realities.
- Who is the CEO of Rabbit Inc?
- Jesse Lyu is the founder of Rabbit Inc, per the DEPLOY registry.
- How can I invest in Rabbit Inc?
- Rabbit Inc is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.
- Where is Rabbit Inc headquartered?
- Rabbit Inc is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Who owns Rabbit Inc?
- Rabbit Inc is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.
- Where does Rabbit Inc operate robots?
- Rabbit Inc 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 Rabbit Inc a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Rabbit Inc ranks in roughly the top 58% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Rabbit Inc founded?
- Rabbit Inc was founded in 2022.
- Is Rabbit Inc safe?
- Rabbit Inc 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 · 4 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Rabbit Inc.Peer companies
- Xiaomi3 models
- Baidu2 models
- Brilliant Labs2 models
- Even Realities2 models
- Hark2 models
- Open Bionics2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Rabbit Inc from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
What's next for Rabbit? Employees say they haven't been paid for months
Reports emerge that Rabbit Inc. has delayed paying contractors and employees since January 2025, raising concerns about the company's financial health.
AI agents like Rabbit aim to book your vacation and order your dinner
NPR covers the Rabbit R1 AI assistant device that can order Ubers, book vacations, and handle tasks through voice interaction.
Rabbit r1 — Wikipedia
The Rabbit r1 is an AI personal assistant device co-designed by Teenage Engineering, unveiled at CES 2024, priced at $199.
Startups Are Racing to Create the iPhone of AI
Rabbit unveiled its R1 AI-powered handheld device at CES 2024, a $199 gadget powered by a Large Action Model designed to handle tasks through voice interaction.
Rabbit Inc. raises additional $10M to launch first AI-native hardware device
Rabbit Inc. announces $10M Series A funding round to launch the R1, an AI-native pocket device powered by Large Action Model.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/rabbit-inc.md
- RSS feed: /companies/rabbit-inc/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/dd97b20d-01ca-4e06-889a-8cc48bfeb2e7
- Revision history: /companies/rabbit-inc/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Xiaomi3 models
- Baidu2 models
- Brilliant Labs2 models
- Even Realities2 models
- Hark2 models
- Open Bionics2 models
Video
Explore Rabbit Inc's r1 device powered by Rabbit OS, the revolutionary AI operating system.
Reality vs attention
Rabbit Inc draws attention at the 35th percentile but verifies reality at the 47th percentile among wearable robots. Hype Gap -12.4, 12th widest among wearable robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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
Last computed: Jul 18, 2026