Overview
Robotics and AI Institute (RAI), a research organization associated with Boston Dynamics lineage and founded under Marc Raibert. Focus areas reported as foundational robotics and AI research including robot control and manipulation. Offices reported in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Zurich.
Hyundai Motor Group held a stake later classified as held for sale; SoftBank agreed to acquire RAI (announced Sep 2026 coverage), subject to CFIUS review. Terms undisclosed.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Founder / lineage
Focus
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Safety record
No incidents on record for RAI Institute.
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 →
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by SoftBank Groupfull acquisitionannounced2026-09-18
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdSep 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
Common questions
What is RAI Institute?
What does RAI Institute make?
Is RAI Institute a top robotics company?
Is RAI Institute safe?
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-23
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-23
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for RAI Institute.Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/rai-institute.md
- RSS feed: /companies/rai-institute/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/6f8f05d5-77ba-4fd7-8fdb-476cd8cdc61b
- Revision history: /companies/rai-institute/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place RAI Institute against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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: Sep 23, 2026