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Simon Alibert
Co-founder and CTO of UMA. Co-founded LeRobot at Hugging Face, building the project's codebase and infrastructure into one of the most impactful AI-for-robotics platforms.
French · 1 current role
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- Co-Founder & CTO
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 - Former Co-founder of LeRobot
Open-source AI platform company and host of the model hub.
Current roles (1)
- UMA Co-Founder & CTOSecondary-verified
Former / Previously (1)
- Hugging Face Co-founder of LeRobotSecondary-verified
Sources (4)
- https://uma.bot/
- https://www.frenchtechjournal.com/uma-shows-its-hand-remi-cadene-unveils-a-humanoid-robot-designed-to-earn-europes-trust/
- https://thenextweb.com/news/uma-cadene-northstar-european-humanoid-robot
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/salibert_were-hiring-2-lead-infrastructure-roles-activity-7477400130405650433-Fci_
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