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Robert Knight

Co-founder and Chief Robot Officer of UMA. 25+ years in humanoid robotics design and manufacturing. Pioneer of anatomically accurate robots (CRONOS, ECCERobot) and designer of the SO-100 open-source 3D-printed robot arm.

British · 1 current role

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  • UMAverified→
    Co-Founder & CRO

    UMA (Universal Mechanical Assistant) is a Paris-based humanoid robotics startup founded in 2025 by former Tesla Autopilot/Optimus engineer Rémi Cadène, Google D

    Seed · $40M1 model

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  • UMA Co-Founder & CROSecondary-verified

Sources (4)

  1. https://uma.bot/
  2. https://thenextweb.com/news/uma-cadene-northstar-european-humanoid-robot
  3. https://fr.linkedin.com/in/rob-knight-03443789
  4. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.5772/52421

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