{"id":"bd6cfa82-c94b-4744-b452-130bdb8a3482","name":"Minerva Humanoids","slug":"minerva-humanoids","description":"San Francisco humanoid robotics company building Roger, a semi-autonomous humanoid operated through VR teleoperation for hazardous jobs, with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Sindelfingen, Germany.","status":"private","founded":2025,"hq":"San Francisco, CA, USA","hqLat":null,"hqLng":null,"hqGeocodedAt":null,"hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"https://www.minervahumanoids.com","fundingTotal":"10000000","type":"hardware","roles":[],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":0,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/06/3375277/0/en/minerva-humanoids-emerges-from-stealth-with-10m-pre-seed-round-led-by-general-catalyst-to-build-humanoid-robots-for-the-world-s-most-dangerous-jobs.html","title":"Minerva Humanoids Emerges from Stealth with $10M Pre-Seed Round Led by General Catalyst to Build Humanoid Robots for the World's Most Dangerous Jobs","sourceName":"GlobeNewswire","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.minervahumanoids.com/","title":"Minerva Humanoids","sourceName":"Minerva Humanoids","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://x.com/lukas_m_ziegler/status/2107460177595072842","title":"X post on Minerva Humanoids launch","sourceName":"X/@lukas_m_ziegler","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"},{"url":"https://www.generalcatalyst.com/companies/minerva-humanoids","title":"Minerva Humanoids | General Catalyst Portfolio","sourceName":"General Catalyst","publishedAt":"2026-10-06"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"~$10M pre-seed led by General Catalyst; Roger semi-autonomous humanoid for dangerous jobs; paid pilots this fall (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/06/3375277/0/en/minerva-humanoids-emerges-from-stealth-with-10m-pre-seed-round-led-by-general-catalyst-to-build-humanoid-robots-for-the-world-s-most-dangerous-jobs.html); also [Minerva Humanoids](https://www.minervahumanoids.com/); [X/@lukas_m_ziegler](https://x.com/lukas_m_ziegler/status/2107460177595072842)): on Oct 6 2026 Minerva Humanoids emerged from stealth with about $10 million in pre-seed funding led by General Catalyst, with Long Journey Ventures and Credo Ventures co-leading. Its humanoid, Roger, is semi-autonomous and operated by a specialist through VR teleoperation for hazardous work. Founders are CEO Sandor Felber and CTO Maurice Rahme; the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Sindelfingen, Germany. It cites a showcase at the NATO EOD Centre of Excellence, partnerships with MBZUAI and the University of Waterloo, and exploration of deployments at two of the world's 10 busiest airports, with first paid pilots this fall. Cap: pilot customers and airports unnamed."},{"label":"Target jobs: onshore and offshore oil and gas, high-voltage power plants, explosive ordnance disposal and hazmat response (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/06/3375277/0/en/minerva-humanoids-emerges-from-stealth-with-10m-pre-seed-round-led-by-general-catalyst-to-build-humanoid-robots-for-the-world-s-most-dangerous-jobs.html); also [X/@lukas_m_ziegler](https://x.com/lukas_m_ziegler/status/2107460177595072842)): Minerva says Roger is designed for hazardous energy operations such as offshore oil rigs and high-voltage power plants, and for public safety work including explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and hazardous material response. A trained specialist operates Roger through a VR headset while Minerva Intelligence, the company's in-house AI layer, handles balance, fall recovery and navigation. Minerva says it went from idea to a walking prototype in five months, with its first Roger prototypes manufactured and assembled in Germany, and that the company was founded at the end of 2025. General Catalyst lists Minerva in its portfolio, backed since 2026 ([General Catalyst](https://www.generalcatalyst.com/companies/minerva-humanoids)). Cap: no deployment customers named."}],"aliases":["Minerva"],"collisionRisk":"medium","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":"2026-10-06T16:36:30.485Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-08T03:34:48.861Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/minerva-humanoids","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/minerva-humanoids","name":"Minerva Humanoids","alternateName":["Minerva"],"description":"San Francisco humanoid robotics company building Roger, a semi-autonomous humanoid operated through VR teleoperation for hazardous jobs, with offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Sindelfingen, Germany.","identifier":"bd6cfa82-c94b-4744-b452-130bdb8a3482","foundingDate":"2025","address":"San Francisco, CA, USA","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":4,"primary_source_types":[]}}}