Russ Tedrake Founds Walden Robotics
TheAndiPenguin · x · 2026-07-16
Russ Tedrake revealed that he started "building something new" with a team back in January, and can finally share the first details: the new company is named Walden Robotics.
He mentioned that he founded the company not just for the robots themselves, but also because of the "people" involved. The post also noted that he published a long-form essay explaining his motivations for starting the company.
Related event: Walden Robotics emerges with reported $300M seed and factory deployment(11 posts)→
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