{"id":"cfd3ef07-ec13-4d36-996c-2d0339b1aa51","name":"Mind Robotics","slug":"mind-robotics","description":"American industrial robotics and physical-AI startup spun out of Rivian in November 2025 (internal code name 'Project Synapse'), headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Founded and chaired by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe; Rivian is a shareholder and operating partner, with Mind Robotics using Rivian's high-volume factory floors as a live training and deployment environment. Builds AI foundation models, purpose-built industrial robots, and the fleet software needed to run them in production. Focuses explicitly on industrial automation rather than humanoid form factors, framing the moat as continuous real-world manipulation data from Rivian's plants. As of May 2026 has raised approximately $1 billion across three rounds (Nov 2025 seed ~$115M led by Eclipse; March 2026 Series A $500M co-led by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz; May 2026 $400M led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from Volkswagen and Salesforce venture arms), reaching a $3.4 billion valuation. Scaringe has stated publicly that Mind Robotics expects to have a substantial number of robots deployed by the end of 2026; specific named-site deployments have not been publicly confirmed and are not part of this verified record.","status":"active","founded":2025,"hq":"Palo Alto, California, US","fundingTotal":"1000000000","type":"both","reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/rivian-spinoff-mind-robotics-raises-another-400m/","label":"Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics raises another $400M","title":"Rivian spinoff Mind Robotics raises another $400M","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-05-13"},{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/11/rivian-mind-robotics-series-a-500m-fund-raise-industrial-ai-powered-robots/","label":"Rivian spin-out Mind Robotics raises $500M for industrial AI-powered robots","title":"Rivian spin-out Mind Robotics raises $500M for industrial AI-powered robots","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"TechCrunch","publishedAt":"2026-03-11"},{"url":"https://www.robotics247.com/article/rivian_creates_mind_robotics_as_a_spinoff_company_to_focus_on_advancing_industrial_ai","label":"Rivian creates Mind Robotics as a spinoff company to focus on advancing industrial AI","title":"Rivian creates Mind Robotics as a spinoff company to focus on advancing industrial AI","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Robotics 24/7","publishedAt":"2025-11-18"},{"url":"https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/13/rivian-spinout-mind-robotics-lands-400m-push-ai-robots-onto-factory-floors/","label":"Rivian spinout Mind Robotics lands $400M to push AI robots onto factory floors","title":"Rivian spinout Mind Robotics lands $400M to push AI robots onto factory floors","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"SiliconANGLE","publishedAt":"2026-05-13"}],"keyFacts":[],"aliases":["Mind Robotics","Project Synapse"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"createdAt":"2026-05-27T20:51:03.716Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-27T20:51:18.590Z"}