# Russ Tedrake: person

Canonical ID: `709bea32-3f3a-4e76-a64a-77d50ca4f9c2`

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.


## Current roles (1)

- [Walden Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/walden-robotics.md) Co-Founder & CEO (SEC-verified)

## Foundings (2)

- [Walden Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/walden-robotics.md) _no longer at company_
- [Walden Robotics](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/walden-robotics.md) _no longer at company_


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