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Tetsuwan AI Scientist

Tetsuwan's autonomous AI scientist is a robotic system that merges AI with modified white-label lab robots to conduct laboratory experiments independently.

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Manufacturer
Tetsuwan Scientific
Form factor
other
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
2

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Tetsuwan AI Scientist, a other by Tetsuwan Scientific (pilot): 2 verified deployments on record. 1 source back the record.

Overview

Tetsuwan's autonomous AI scientist is a robotic system that merges AI with modified white-label lab robots to conduct laboratory experiments independently. The system can perform high-sophistication tasks, react to data, reason, and make decisions, translating experimental protocols into automated execution. Deployed in a rare disease gene therapeutics lab.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
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Key facts

CEO

Cristian Ponce (Co-founder, Caltech biological engineering)

CTO

Theo Schafer (Co-founder, ETH Zurich / MIT)

Pre-seed

$2.7M (November 2024, led by 2048 Ventures)

Team size

7 people (Caltech, ETH Zurich, MIT, UC Davis)

Advisor

Aaron Kimball (former CTO of Zymergen)

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Tetsuwan AI Scientist. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (2)

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Tetsuwan AI Scientist.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.synbiobeta.com/read/first-autonomous-robotic-scientist-launched-as-tetsuwan-scientific-secures-2-7m

Common questions

What is Tetsuwan AI Scientist?
Tetsuwan's autonomous AI scientist is a robotic system that merges AI with modified white-label lab robots to conduct laboratory experiments independently. The system can perform high-sophistication tasks, react to data, reason, and make decisions, translating experimental protocols into automated execution. Deployed in a rare disease gene therapeutics lab.
How much does Tetsuwan AI Scientist cost?
Tetsuwan AI Scientist's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Tetsuwan AI Scientist from Tetsuwan Scientific. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Tetsuwan AI Scientist actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Tetsuwan AI Scientist is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Tetsuwan AI Scientist?
Tetsuwan AI Scientist is made by Tetsuwan Scientific, based in San Francisco, CA, USA, founded in 2023.
Where is Tetsuwan AI Scientist deployed?
2 verified deployments of Tetsuwan AI Scientist are on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States (multiple hotel chains), Germany, Europe.
Can you buy Tetsuwan AI Scientist?
Tetsuwan AI Scientist is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to Tetsuwan AI Scientist?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to Tetsuwan AI Scientist include 10Beauty Manicure System, CleanSpark Bitcoin Mining Fleet, Blueye X3 Ultra, PillPick.
How does Tetsuwan AI Scientist compare to 10Beauty Manicure System?
Tetsuwan AI Scientist and 10Beauty Manicure System (10Beauty · 6 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. Tetsuwan AI Scientist has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Tetsuwan AI Scientist a top other?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Tetsuwan AI Scientist ranks in roughly the top 79% of other models tracked by the registry.
What is Tetsuwan AI Scientist's maturity stage?
Tetsuwan AI Scientist is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Is Tetsuwan AI Scientist safe?
Tetsuwan AI Scientist 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 · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-08

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

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Recent coverage

Tetsuwan AI Scientist in third-party press

Tetsuwan Scientific is making robotic AI scientists that can run experiments on their own

Dec 22, 2024

First Autonomous Robotic Scientist Hits Labs as Tetsuwan Scientific Secures $2.7M

Nov 19, 2024