Skild AI Crosses $100M ARR as CEO Says Robot Deployment Can't Be Outsourced
deepakpathak · x · 2026-10-16
Skild AI co-founder and CEO Deepak Pathak reflected at TechCrunch Disrupt on what he had to unlearn as a founder; the company recently crossed $100M in ARR.
He once believed a general-purpose robotics platform could leave deployment to others, but deployment is an integral part of the research loop while the technology matures. Customers care most about how quickly a robot deploys and delivers value, making in-context learning critical to scaling general-purpose robotics.
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