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Russ Tedrake

MIT professor and former SVP of Large Behavior Models at Toyota Research Institute. Pioneered Diffusion Policy, Large Behavior Models, and the Drake simulator. Co-founded Walden Robotics in January 2026.

United States · 2 current roles · 2 foundings

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Walden Roboticsverified→
Founder
Walden Robotics is a full-stack Physical AI company building general-purpose robots that continuously learn through real-world practice.
Seed · $300M1 verified deployment · Walden Robot at Toyota North American Manufacturing Plant →1 model
MIT CSAIL Locomotion Groupverified→
Toyota Professor of EECS, Aero/Astro, MechE & Group Lead
The [MIT CSAIL Robot Locomotion Group](/companies/mit-csail-locomotion), led by Professor Russ Tedrake, researches dynamics and control for humanoid robots, rob

Current roles (2)

Walden Robotics Co-Founder & CEOSEC-verified
MIT CSAIL Locomotion Group Toyota Professor of EECS, Aero/Astro, MechE & Group LeadSecondary-verified

Foundings (2)

Walden Roboticsno longer at company
Walden Roboticsno longer at company

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Co-founders (6)

Andy Marchese co-founded Walden Robotics
Joe Romano co-founded Walden Robotics
Dave Johnson co-founded Walden Robotics
Andy Marchese co-founded Walden Robotics
Joe Romano co-founded Walden Robotics
Dave Johnson co-founded Walden Robotics

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