# Amazon x Covariant (model licensing): partnership

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Amazon took a non-exclusive license to Covariant's robotic foundation models and hired its co-founders Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen and Rocky Duan plus about a quarter of its staff.

- **Type:** licensing
- **Status:** active
- **Verification posture:** reported (press-release-only)

## Parties (2)

- [Covariant](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/covariant.md) licensor
- [Amazon](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/amazon.md) licensee

## Timeline

- **Announced:** 2024-08-30

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-covariant-ai-robots · 2024-08-30


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