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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.

· 1 current role · 1 founding

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Physical AI footprint (3)

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  • Fauna Roboticsverified→
    Founder

    Fauna Robotics was a New York-based humanoid robot developer that built [Sprout](/models/fauna-sprout), a compact, safety-first humanoid platform for developers

    Seed · $30M1 model
  • Googleverified→
    Former Researcher at Google DeepMind

    Google (Alphabet, NASDAQ: GOOGL) develops AI, cloud computing, and autonomous driving technology.

    1 model
  • Metaverified→
    Former Employee at CTRL-labs (acquired by Facebook 2019)

    Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) is a technology conglomerate operating Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

    1 model

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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

Sources (1)

  1. 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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