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Josh Merel

Robot locomotion expert and former Google DeepMind researcher; co-authored Nature paper on AI-powered virtual rat. Previously worked at CTRL-labs, which was acquired by Facebook in 2019.

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Fauna Robotics CTO & Co-founderReported, not verified

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Fauna Roboticscofounder

Former / Previously (2)

Meta Employee at CTRL-labs (acquired by Facebook 2019)2017-07-02 to 2019-07-02Reported, not verified
Google Researcher at Google DeepMind2015-07-02 to 2017-07-02Reported, not verified

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https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/spotlights/2026/not-ready-for-robots-in-homes-the-maker-of-a-friendly-new-humanoid-thinks-it-might-change-your-mind/

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