Company
Tutor Intelligence
Tutor Intelligence is an MIT CSAIL spinoff building AI-powered warehouse robot workers that handle case-picking, palletizing, and depalletizing operations.
- Founded
- 2021
- HQ
- Watertown, MA, USA
Funding
$34.0M
Models
2
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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
CEO
Josh Gruenstein
CTO
Alon Kosowsky-Sachs
Total funding
42M USD
Business model
Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS)
Pricing
14-18 USD per hour
Data Factory
100 Sonny bimanual robots at DF1 in Watertown MA
Origin
MIT CSAIL spinoff
Data & sources
Web sources
3
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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
Where Tutor Intelligence's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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 →
Recent coverage
Tutor Intelligence in third-party press
Funding rounds (2)
- Series A2025-12-01
$34M
Investors: Union Square Ventures (lead), Fundomo (co_lead), Neo (follow)
- Seed2024-04-01
$8M(reported)
Investors: Neo (lead)
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/
Common questions
- What is Tutor Intelligence?
- 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.
- What does Tutor Intelligence make?
- Tutor Intelligence has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Sonny, Cassie (Tutor Intelligence builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where is Tutor Intelligence headquartered?
- Tutor Intelligence is headquartered in Watertown, MA, USA.
- How much funding has Tutor Intelligence raised?
- Tutor Intelligence has raised approximately $34M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Tutor Intelligence operate robots?
- Tutor Intelligence 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.
- When was Tutor Intelligence founded?
- Tutor Intelligence was founded in 2021.
- Is Tutor Intelligence safe?
- Tutor Intelligence 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 · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-14
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-14
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Tutor Intelligence.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Tutor Intelligence from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
100 Humanoid Robots Train at Tutor's U.S. Robot Data Hub - 조선일보
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Tutor Intelligence Opens Robotics Data Factory in Massachusetts - Construction Owners
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Autonomous Robot Learning Fleet - Trend Hunter
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Massachusetts startup launches ‘largest robot data factory in the US’ - Manufacturing Dive
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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 - The Robot Report
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Inside The Largest Humanoid Robot Data Factory In The United States - Forbes
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Robotics Company Builds on Watertown’s History of Manufacturing in Former Mill Building - watertownmanews.com
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AI robots are learning to do simple human tasks at a factory in Massachusetts - CBS News
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MassRobotics resident startups surpass $2B in funding - The Robot Report
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Tutor Intelligence to Unveil AI-Powered Case Packing Research Designed to Dramatically Lower Automation Costs at PACK EXPO East - Packaging World
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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!
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