Rivian's industrial AI and robotics startup Mind Robotics has hired former Ford EV chief Doug Field as its president, signaling plans to scale operations. The startup, backed by over $1 billion from top VCs including a16z and Volkswagen's venture arm, is building purpose-built robots for industrial manufacturing using foundation models. Rivian serves as Mind Robotics' first customer and a live testing environment for its robotics systems.
Background
Mind Robotics was founded by Rivian last year to develop industrial automation robots powered by AI foundation models, targeting large-scale manufacturing applications.
- Source
- TechCrunch
- Published
- Oct 14, 2026 at 02:30 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10