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Mentee Robotics
Herzliya, Israel
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Herzliya, Israel
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2022
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Build reliable robots that deliver measurable value in real-world environments.
Human-Centric Design
Mentee Robotics prioritizes the development of humanoid robots built for natural interactions and ergonomic performance in human environments.
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Their robotic systems offer adaptability to diverse use cases with applications in industries ranging from healthcare to manufacturing.
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Supported by ongoing research and development, Mentee Robotics introduces cutting-edge features that anticipate the needs of a rapidly advancing world.
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MenteeBot
MenteeBot is an AI-focused humanoid robotics platform from Mentee Robotics aimed at education, research, and commercial applications.
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A humanoid robot is on its way from Mobileye founder | TechCrunch
Mentee Robotics hasn’t been in stealth, exactly. The Israeli firm caught a small wave of press at the tail end of 2022, following Tesla’s initial humanoid robotics announcement. As that was the year of the startup’s founding, it didn’t have much to show off at the time. Even so, the firm caught some headlines because its co-founder and chair, Amnon Shashua, founded Mobileye and the well-funded AI firm, AI21 Labs. On Wednesday, however, the company offered up a glimpse of [Menteebot](https://www.menteebot.com/), its own stab at the rapidly growing humanoid category. In its current form, the system certainly represents a dramatically different approach than others on the market. In fact, this is one of those spots where the precise definition of what constitutes a humanoid system gets blurred. It’s worth noting here that the robot on display is very much a prototype — albeit one its creators believe has made sufficient progress to justify a public debut after two years in stealth. Given Shashua’s resume, two things are predictably front and center with Menteebot: computer vision and generative AI. “We are on the cusp of a convergence of computer vision, natural language understanding, strong and detailed simulators, and methodologies on and for transferring from simulation to the real world,” the founder says in a release. “At Mentee Robotics we see this convergence as the starting point for designing the future general-purpose bi-pedal robot that can move everywhere (as a human) with the brains to perform household tasks and learn through imitation tasks it was not previously trained for.” Undoubtedly, perception and reasoning are two key pillars that are going to drive the evolution of the category, and Mentee has a lot going for it, with regard to pedigree. In addition to Shashua, the founding team is rounded out by CEO and former Facebook AI Research director Lior Wolf and Shai Shalev-Shwartz, a professor at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and current Mobileye CTO. That team, in part, has helped the firm raise $17 million, thus far, led by Ahren Innovation Capital. Mentee looks to be casting a very wide net to start, looking at both the industrial and home markets. Makers of humanoids will generally tell you that the home is somewhere way down the road map. Warehouse and factories are the first stop, given the need for additional labor, and the fact that they’ve got deeper pockets than most consumers and the more structured environments offered by industrial settings. ### Meet your next investor or portfolio startup at Disrupt #### Your next round. Your next hire. Your next breakout opportunity. Find it at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, where 10,000+ founders, investors, and tech leaders gather for three days of 250+ tactical sessions, powerful introductions, and market-defining innovation. Register now to save up to $410. For now, the company is showcasing how AI models can help the system work through tasks. Mentee notes: > Transformer-based Large Language Models (LLMs) are used for interpreting commands and “thinking through” the required steps for completing the task. An emphasis is placed on the ability to integrate locomotion and dexterity, i.e., dynamically balancing the robot when carrying weights or reaching out with the hands. Mentee expects to release a production-ready prototype toward the beginning of 2025.
Mentee Robotics de-cloaks to launch new AI-driven humanoid robot - The Robot Report
mentee humanoid robot with commands listed. The Menteebot humanoid can take verbal instructions and then execute a mission. | Credit: Mentee Robotics ## Leveraging Sim2Real training data Mentee Robotics is developing a humanoid robot that it said will be capable of understanding natural-language commands by using artificial intelligence. The growth and evolution of large language models (LLM) over the past year is the foundation for this capability. [...] The company‘s founders also include Prof. Lior Wolf, the CEO of Mentee Robotics and formerly a research scientist and director at Facebook AI Research, and Prof. Shai Shalev-Shwartz, a computer scientist and machine learning researcher. Prof. Shashua is also the founder and current CEO of Mobileye, a public company that is developing autonomous-driving and driver-assist technologies and harnessing advancements in computer vision, machine learning, mapping, and data analysis. The company joins a growing list of robotics developers that have launched competing humanoids in the past year, including Figure AI, Sanctuary AI, Apptronik, Tesla, 1X, and others. mentee humanoid robot with commands listed. [...] The prototype of Menteebot that was unveiled today incorporates AI at every level of its operations. The motion of the robot is based on a new machine-learning method called simulation to reality (Sim2Real). In this method, reinforcement learning happens on a virtual version of the robot, which means that it can use as much data as it needs to learn and then respond to the real world with very little data. NeRF-based methods, which are the newest neural network-based technologies for representing 3D scenes, map the world on the fly. The semantic knowledge is stored in these cognitive maps, which the computer can query to find things and places. Mentee’s robot can then figure out where it is on the 3D map and then automatically plan dynamic paths to avoid obstacles.
Mentee Robotics de-cloaks to launch new AI-driven humanoid robot - The Robot Report
Mentee Robotics came out of stealth today and unveiled its first bipedal humanoid robot prototype. An experienced team founded the Herzliya, Israel company in 2022. It includes Prof. Amnon Shashua, the chairman of Mentee Robotics, an expert in AI, computer vision, natural language processing and other related fields. The company‘s founders also include Prof. Lior Wolf, the CEO of Mentee Robotics and formerly a research scientist and director at Facebook AI Research, and Prof. Shai Shalev-Shwartz, a computer scientist and machine learning researcher. Prof. Shashua is also the founder and current CEO of Mobileye, a public company that is developing autonomous-driving and driver-assist technologies and harnessing advancements in computer vision, machine learning, mapping, and data analysis. The company joins a growing list of robotics developers that have launched competing humanoids in the past year, including Figure AI, Sanctuary AI, Apptronik, Tesla, 1X, and others. ## Leveraging Sim2Real training data Mentee Robotics is developing a humanoid robot that it said will be capable of understanding natural-language commands by using artificial intelligence. The growth and evolution of large language models (LLM) over the past year is the foundation for this capability. The prototype of Menteebot that was unveiled today incorporates AI at every level of its operations. The motion of the robot is based on a new machine-learning method called simulation to reality (Sim2Real). In this method, reinforcement learning happens on a virtual version of the robot, which means that it can use as much data as it needs to learn and then respond to the real world with very little data. NeRF-based methods, which are the newest neural network-based technologies for representing 3D scenes, map the world on the fly. The semantic knowledge is stored in these cognitive maps, which the computer can query to find things and places. Mentee’s robot can then figure out where it is on the 3D map and then automatically plan dynamic paths to avoid obstacles.
Mentee Robotics Unveils MenteeBot: a humanoid robot that integrates AI across all operational layers - Ahren Innovation Capital
Mentee Robotics’ mission is to fully integrate robotics, sensing, and AI into a humanoid robot with human-like dexterity and perception, that can be personalized and adjusted to different environments and tasks using natural human interaction. Mentee solutions aim to enhance productivity and daily operations for both households and warehouses, resulting in improved efficiency and overall well-being in these two distinct settings. So far, Mentee Robotics has raised $17M from Ahren Innovation Capital and additional investors. Learn more at www.menteebot.com. Videos: End-to-end demonstration Hand dexterity Walking with weights Agile movement Contacts MenteeRoboticsPR@icrinc.com ## Further Reading 24 September, 2024 News [...] ## Further Reading 24 September, 2024 News Constructive Bio Secures $58 Million in Series A Financing 17 April, 2024 News Mentee Robotics Unveils MenteeBot: a humanoid robot that integrates AI across all operational layers 3 August, 2023 News Adrestia Acquired by Insmed Incorporated, Bringing its Novel Approach to Tackling Intractable Genetic Diseases to Insmed’s Early-Stage Research Portfolio 17 October, 2022 News Ambi Robotics Secures $32 Million To Meet Booming Customer Demand 15 August, 2022 News Financial Times: Cambridge Start-Up Aims to Rewrite the Code of Life 15 August, 2022 News Constructive Bio Launches With $15M Seed Investment to Re-Engineer Biology, Creating New Classes of Enzymes, Pharmaceuticals and biomaterials [...] The production-ready prototype, expected to be deployed by Q1 2025, will be powered by camera-only sensing, proprietary electric motors that support unprecedented dexterity, and fully integrated AI. This AI enables complex reasoning for task completion, conversation, and on-the-fly learning of new tasks.
Mobileye To Acquire Mentee Robotics to Accelerate Physical AI Leadership | Mobileye Blog
Mobileye and Mentee Robotics Mobileye and Mentee Robotics LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2026 — Mobileye today announced entry into a definitive agreement to acquire Mentee Robotics Ltd., an AI-first humanoid robotics company with a third-generation, vertically integrated humanoid robot. This transaction would combine Mobileye’s advanced AI technology and global production expertise with Mentee’s breakthrough humanoid platform and deep AI talent, creating a global leader in physical AI across two transformative markets: autonomous driving and humanoid robotics. [...] Amnon Shashua Contact Us Solutions Overview Mobileye ADAS Mobileye SuperVision™ Mobileye Chauffeur™ Mobileye Drive™ EyeQ Kit™ Technology Technology Overview EyeQ™ System-on-Chip True Redundancy™ Road Experience Management™ (REM™) Responsibility-Sensitive Safety (RSS) Safety Methodology CEO Corner Newsroom News Blog logo news | January 06, 2026 # Mobileye To Acquire Mentee Robotics to Accelerate Physical AI Leadership ### Combination brings world-class AI talent together to scale autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots globally Mobileye and Mentee Robotics Mobileye and Mentee Robotics [...] Mentee Robotics is developing an AI-first, vertically integrated humanoid robot designed for real-world usefulness and adaptability.Mentee humanoids are engineered to deliver robust out-of-the-box functionality, including the integration of advanced scene understanding and natural instruction following, end-to-end autonomous task execution without teleoperation, and reliable locomotion, navigation, and safe manipulation of rigid objects. Development is progressing rapidly towards “few-shot generalization” which is designed to enable robots to learn and execute new skills and tasks after only a few human demonstrations. This capability will enable rapid deployment of humanoid robots across a wide range of real-world tasks, as both a labor multiplier and a collaborative presence alongside
CES 2026 robotics recap; industry experts make predictions
In Episode 226 of *The Robot Report* Podcast, hosts Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman recap the major robotics news of the week. They discuss the latest robotics news and highlights from CES 2026. Steve attended the event, formerly the Consumer Electronics Show, and shares his assessment of products demonstrated last week in Las Vegas. Also on the podcast this week, we hear from a couple of industry leaders with their predictions for the year ahead. Chris Matthieu, vice president of the developer ecosystem at RealSense, discusses the importance of vision, perception, and AI for robotics in 2026. Ahti Heinen, co-founder and CEO of Starship Technologies, also shares his perspective about robotics this year. ## News of the week ### Mobileye to acquire Mentee Robotics in bid to dominate physical AI Mobileye, a leader in computer vision and machine learning technology for the automotive industry, announced plans to acquire Mentee Robotics, which is developing a vertically integrated humanoid robot, for $900 million. The proposed deal highlights a deep connection between the two organizations: Mobileye co-founder and CEO Amnon Shashua is also a co-founder of Mentee. Shashua has maintained a measured outlook regarding the go-to-market strategy for the MenteeBot system, citing the current developmental state of humanoid technology. According to the company’s roadmap, production is slated to begin in 2027 alongside partner Aumovio with the long-term goal of reaching household deployments by 2030.
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