Microagi hires Georgia Tech professor Animesh Garg plus 7 researchers via stealth acquisition
lukas_m_ziegler · x · 2026-09-29
German robotics startup Microagi has hired Animesh Garg — a Georgia Tech professor and former NVIDIA researcher — along with seven members of his research group through a stealth acquisition, per a report. The move highlights the intensifying talent war in the physical AI space as robotics startups court university labs.
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