Type Subsidiary Owner Alphabet Inc. Founder Jeff Weber Parent organization X | Industry Robotics Website mekabot.com Founded 2006 | |
Headquarters San Francisco, United States | ||
Meka robotics
Meka Robotics was a company that made robotic systems. It was located in San Francisco.
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History
It was founded in 2006 by Aaron Edsinger and Jeff Weber as a spin-off from the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and was originally located in Boston, MA before moving to San Francisco.
In 2007, the company provided the a forearm and hand for MIT Media Lab's new robot, Nexi.
In 2008, the company teamed with the Socially Intelligent Machines Lab at 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."
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.
On December 5, 2013, Google X acquired Meka Robotics.