{"id":"40a4b333-bb22-4fbd-8536-9c7ec4caf486","name":"Clone Robotics","slug":"clone-robotics","description":"Biomimetic humanoid robotics company founded in November 2021 by Dhanush Radhakrishnan (CEO) and Lukasz Kozlik. Clone Robotics builds musculoskeletal androids using synthetic muscles modeled on human anatomy. Backed by [Y combinator](/companies/y-combinator) co-founder Trevor Blackwell and former Coinbase CTO. Developing the Clone Alpha humanoid for household tasks.","status":"private","founded":2021,"hq":"San Francisco, CA","hqLat":37.7879363,"hqLng":-122.4075201,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-05T14:24:56.991Z","hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"clonerobotics.com","fundingTotal":"6000000","type":"hardware","roles":["robot_maker"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://clonerobotics.com/","label":"Clone Robotics — company website","title":"Clone Robotics — company website","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Clone Robotics","publishedAt":"2026-01-01"},{"url":"https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/clone-alpha-humanoid-robot-unveiled-poland","title":"Clone Alpha water-powered humanoid with synthetic organs and muscles unveiled (2025)","sourceName":"Interesting Engineering"},{"url":"https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/chilling-video-ghost-humanoid-robot-flex","title":"Protoclone flexes as the first synthetic android comes alive (2025)","sourceName":"Interesting Engineering"},{"url":"https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/clone-demos-creepy-humanoid-hand","title":"Clone demos humanoid robot hand with human-like grip strength (2025)","sourceName":"Interesting Engineering"},{"url":"https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/watch-human-like-robot-with-bionic-muscles-dangle-from-a-stand-twitch-shrug-and-clench-its-fists","title":"Protoclone robot with bionic muscles twitches, shrugs, clenches fists (2025)","sourceName":"Live Science"},{"url":"https://www.inc.com/sarah-sicard/ai-takes-its-next-big-step-westworld-style-robots/91153562","title":"AI takes its next step: Westworld-style robots (Clone) (2025)","sourceName":"Inc."},{"url":"https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/the-synthetic-human-roadmap-clone-robotics-eyes-silicon-valley-and-20-000-price-points","title":"Clone Robotics synthetic-human roadmap: Silicon Valley and $20,000 price points (2026)","sourceName":"Humanoids Daily"},{"url":"https://clonerobotics.com/android/","title":"Clone Alpha android (official product page)","sourceName":"Clone Robotics (official)"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Founded","value":"2021"},{"label":"HQ","value":"Warsaw, Poland"},{"label":"Approach","value":"Biomimetic humanoids using hydraulic 'Myofiber' artificial muscles + synthetic skeleton (not electric motors)"},{"label":"Robot","value":"Protoclone / Clone Alpha (torso-and-body demonstrations)"},{"label":"CEO","value":"Dhanush Radhakrishnan"},{"label":"Co-founder","value":"Lukasz Kozlik"},{"label":"Investors","value":"Trevor Blackwell (YC co-founder), former Coinbase CTO"},{"label":"Product","value":"Clone Alpha — musculoskeletal humanoid (206 bones, 164 DOF, artificial muscles)"},{"label":"Clone Hand","value":"Most biomimetic robotic hand — soft muscle, fat, and skin"},{"label":"Technology","value":"Myofiber artificial muscles + hydraulic vascular system"},{"label":"Target cost","value":"Under $20K per full android at scale"},{"label":"Financial stage","value":"Prototype — pre-production"}],"aliases":["Clone"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":null,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-25T19:13:26.755Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T22:24:28.707Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/clone-robotics","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/clone-robotics","name":"Clone Robotics","alternateName":["Clone"],"description":"Biomimetic humanoid robotics company founded in November 2021 by Dhanush Radhakrishnan (CEO) and Lukasz Kozlik. Clone Robotics builds musculoskeletal androids using synthetic muscles modeled on human anatomy. Backed by [Y combinator](/companies/y-combinator) co-founder Trevor Blackwell and former Coinbase CTO. Developing the Clone Alpha humanoid for household tasks.","identifier":"40a4b333-bb22-4fbd-8536-9c7ec4caf486","foundingDate":"2021","address":"San Francisco, CA","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"verified","maturity_stage":null,"lifecycle_state":null,"architectural_position":{"cohort":null,"sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":8,"primary_source_types":["primary-company-ir"]}}}