Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Robotics |
Founded | 2006 |
Founder | Aaron Edsinger Jeff Weber |
Headquarters | San Francisco, California , United States |
Owner | Alphabet Inc. |
Parent | X |
Website |
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Meka Robotics was a San Francisco–based company that made robotic systems.
Founded in 2006 by Aaron Edsinger and Jeff Weber, it was originally a spin-off of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory [1] [2] before the founders relocated to San Francisco.
In 2007, the company provided a forearm and hand for MIT Media Lab's new robot, Nexi.
In 2008, the company teamed with the Socially Intelligent Machines Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology to develop Simon, an upper torso humanoid platform for human robot interaction.
In 2012, the company teamed with the Human Centered Robotics Group at the University of Texas at Austin to develop HUME, a "bipedal robot for human-centered hyper-agility." [3] [4] [5] [6]
In 2012, the company entered into a joint venture with Willow Garage and SRI International to found Redwood Robotics, a company specializing in robotic arms. [7] [8] [9] [10]
On December 5, 2013, Google X acquired Meka Robotics. [11]
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Robotics |
Founded | 2006 |
Founder | Aaron Edsinger Jeff Weber |
Headquarters | San Francisco, California , United States |
Owner | Alphabet Inc. |
Parent | X |
Website |
mekabot |
Meka Robotics was a San Francisco–based company that made robotic systems.
Founded in 2006 by Aaron Edsinger and Jeff Weber, it was originally a spin-off of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory [1] [2] before the founders relocated to San Francisco.
In 2007, the company provided a forearm and hand for MIT Media Lab's new robot, Nexi.
In 2008, the company teamed with the Socially Intelligent Machines Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology to develop Simon, an upper torso humanoid platform for human robot interaction.
In 2012, the company teamed with the Human Centered Robotics Group at the University of Texas at Austin to develop HUME, a "bipedal robot for human-centered hyper-agility." [3] [4] [5] [6]
In 2012, the company entered into a joint venture with Willow Garage and SRI International to found Redwood Robotics, a company specializing in robotic arms. [7] [8] [9] [10]
On December 5, 2013, Google X acquired Meka Robotics. [11]
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adding to it. (June 2012) |
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