The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Tutor Intelligence: 2 models, 5 deployments across 5 regions, $42.0M raised. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Tutor Intelligence is an Mit csail spinoff building AI-powered warehouse robot workers that handle case-picking, palletizing, and depalletizing operations. Its robots learn from real-world deployment data through a fleet-scale training flywheel, with remote human 'tutors' annotating edge cases. The company operates a robot-as-a-service model at 14-18 USD per hour and has deployed robots for Fortune 500 manufacturers and 3PL customers across North America.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 5 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries A post-money
Key facts
Total fundingsee investors →
Business model
Pricing
Origin
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Sonny
A bimanual semi-humanoid robot platform used in Tutor Intelligence's Data Factory (DF1) for data collection and training of the Ti0 vision-language-action model. 100 Sonny units operate at DF1 in Watertown, MA, performing piece-picking tasks under remote teleoperation by human tutors.
Current platform
Cassie
A single-armed mobile manipulator for case-picking and palletizing in warehouses. Cassie can be deployed in two days, handles boxes up to 50 lb (22.6 kg), and moves up to 14 cases per minute. It uses vision, lidar-informed safety zones, and ISO/TS 15066 compliance.
Tutor Intelligence on the deployment map
View the global map5 verified deployments across 5 regions, newest verified Jun 2025. Explore where Tutor Intelligence's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalCassie at Richmond, Virginia, USA →Southeast · verified Jun 2025
- operationalCassie at Watertown, Massachusetts, USA →Northeast · verified Jun 2025
- operationalCassie at Lindon, Utah, USA →Mountain West · verified Jun 2025
- operationalSonny at United States (multiple hotel chains) →United States · verified Jun 2024
- operationalSonny at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
View the full Tutor Intelligence deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Josh Gruenstein Co-Founder & CEO
- Alon Kosowsky-Sachs Co-Founder & CTO
Founders (2)
- Josh Gruensteinno longer at company
- Alon Kosowsky-Sachsno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Tutor Intelligence.
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 →
Operator customers (1)
- Tutor Intelligence5 deployments
Recent coverage
Tutor Intelligence in third-party press
Peers
75 peers across 1 segment. Every Tutor Intelligence competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
industrial robot(75)
33 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 2051.61304640928) · leader Mind Robotics at 3415%
- ATOMSdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Mind Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- X Square Robotdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- ABB Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AMP Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ASUSdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Mentioned on (4)
Registry pages whose text names Tutor Intelligence.
People (2)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $42.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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 (2)
Tutor Intelligence’s 2 disclosed rounds, $42M in total, oldest to newest.
- Series A2025-12-01
$34M · $204M post
Investors: Union Square Ventures (lead), Fundomo (co_lead), Neo (follow)
- Seed2024-04-01
$8M(reported) · $32M post
Investors: Neo (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Tutor Intelligence’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries A funding round
2025-12-01Series A raising $34000000
Funding roundSeed funding round
2024-04-01Seed raising $8000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 14, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2025
Cassie at Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2025
Cassie at Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2025
Cassie at Lindon, Utah, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Sonny at United States (multiple hotel chains)
Sources (3)
- Tutor Intelligence Raises $34 Million Series A to Scale Its AI-Powered Fleet of Warehouse Robot Workers · https://www.roboticstomorrow.com/news/2025/12/01/tutor-intelligence-raises-34-million-series-a-to-scale-its-ai-powered-fleet-of-warehouse-robot-workers/25849/
- https://tutorintelligence.com/
- https://www.massrobotics.org/tutor-intelligence-builds-data-factory-to-train-robot-ai-in-the-real-world/
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Tutor Intelligence.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- 1X Technologies5 models
- AgiBot5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Tutor Intelligence from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Tutor Intelligence launches second-generation intelligent warehouse robotics with a classroom to teach them
Tutor Intelligence Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence-powered warehouse robot workers, has launched its second-generation Cassie and Sonny robots, running on the…
100 Humanoid Robots Train at Tutor's U.S. Robot Data Hub
Tutor Intelligence Opens Robotics Data Factory in Massachusetts
Autonomous Robot Learning Fleet
Massachusetts startup launches ‘largest robot data factory in the US’
Tutor Intelligence builds Data Factory to train robot AI in the real world
The Robot Report covers Tutor Intelligence DF1 data factory with 100 Sonny robots, Cassie deployment at BetterBody Foods and Productiv, and usage-based pricing at $14-18/hour.
Tutor Intelligence builds Data Factory to train robot AI in the real world
Tutor Intelligence opened DF1, the largest robot data factory in the US, with 100 Sonny bimanual robots collecting data to train the Ti0 VLA model. Cassie is deployed at…
Tutor Intelligence builds Data Factory to train robot AI in the real world
Inside The Largest Humanoid Robot Data Factory In The United States
Robotics Company Builds on Watertown’s History of Manufacturing in Former Mill Building
AI robots are learning to do simple human tasks at a factory in Massachusetts
MassRobotics resident startups surpass $2B in funding
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/tutor-intelligence.md
- RSS feed: /companies/tutor-intelligence/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/1704b965-284c-4bb9-8e88-de6032cea280
- Revision history: /companies/tutor-intelligence/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- 1X Technologies5 models
- AgiBot5 models
Video
Rebecca visited Tutor Intelligence in Watertown, Massachusetts, to see how the team is building a software-defined industrial workforce that can be deployed in
Hear from our founders, Josh and Alon, about the robots!
Reach out to contact[at]tutorintelligence[dot]com to learn how Tutor Intelligence has lowered the technical and financial barriers to robotic automation.
See how Productiv uses Tutor Intelligence to automate palletizing across their fulfillment operations.
The Cassie mobile manipulator automates case picking using physical AI to adapt to changing SKU mixes.
We had a chance to speak with the founders of Tutor Intelligence about their brand new robot technology company that is trying to disrupt the industry. Let us k
Tutor Intelligence is building a generally capable robot AI by combining real-world deployment with tutor-led training data. Josh Gruenstein explains why real-w
Visit tutorintelligence.com for more information on our turnkey, high-changeover palletizing cobot systems, available now.
Josh Gruenstein, CEO & Cofounder of Tutor Intelligence, shared on The INNOVATORS how they are pioneering the development of generally capable robot intelligence
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Tutor Intelligence draws attention at the 58th percentile but verifies reality at the 83rd percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap -25.2, 78th widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 5 verified deployments. Funded with institutional backing on record. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to 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: Oct 11, 2026