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James Kuffner

CTO of Symbotic (since 2025); previously head of Google Robotics, a Senior Fellow / Chief Digital Officer and Woven leader at Toyota, and a professor at Carnegie Mellon. PhD in computer science from Stanford.

American · 1 current role

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Symboticverified→
Chief Technology Officer
Warehouse-automation company (NASDAQ: SYM; Wilmington MA) whose system pairs SymBot AMRs with vision-guided arms and storage structure; dominant via its [Walmar
SPAC IPO · $725M4 verified deployments · Symbotic System at Massachusetts →3 models
Googleverified→
Former Head of Google Robotics
Google (Alphabet, NASDAQ: GOOGL) develops AI, cloud computing, and autonomous driving technology.
4 verified deployments · Pixel Watch at United States (multiple hotel chains) →21 models
Intuition Roboticsverified→
Portfolio company · via Woven Capital
Israeli social robotics company developing ElliQ — AI-powered companion robot for older adults to reduce loneliness and support independent aging.
Series C · $25M9 verified deployments · ElliQ at Washington, USA →2 models
Third Wave Automationverified→
Portfolio company · via Woven Capital
Third Wave Automation, company developing autonomous forklifts and retrofit kits for warehouse vehicle automation using AI and computer vision.
Series B · $40M1 verified deployment · TWA Reach at Global (multiple sites) →1 model
Mooveverified→
Portfolio company · via Woven Capital
Moove is a Dubai-based mobility fintech and autonomous vehicle fleet operator founded in Lagos in 2020 by Ladi Delano and Jide Odunsi.
Series C · $250M1 verified deployment · Waymo Driver (6th gen) at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA →
Stoke Spaceverified→
Portfolio company · via Woven Capital
American rocket company developing Nova, a fully and rapidly reusable medium-lift launch vehicle.
$860M raised1 model
Tacta Systemsverified→
Portfolio company · via Woven Capital
Palo Alto-based robotics company developing [Dextrous Intelligence](/models/dextrous-intelligence) — a software, hardware, and AI system that gives robots human
Series A · $64M1 model

Current roles (1)

Symbotic Chief Technology OfficerIR-verified

Investor roles (1)

Woven Capital general partner(venture)

Former / Previously (1)

Google Head of Google RoboticsSecondary-verified

Education (1)

Stanford University PhD, Computer Science

Sources (1)

https://www.symbotic.com/company/leadership/

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