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Hardware GenerationGen 1
Flagship PlatformSprout
Fauna Robotics
PrivateRecently acquired by Amazon in early 2026. NYC based robotics company that emerged from stealth in January 2026 with Sprout, a lightweight (22.7 kg) humanoid standing 107 cm. Developer first approach with full SDK, 29 degrees of freedom, and safety focused design. Priced at $50,000, with early customers including Disney and Boston Dynamics.
Founded 2024$47M raised
Humanoid Robots
Executive Summary
Fauna Robotics is a New York City-based company building safe, approachable humanoid robots for shared human spaces. Founded in 2024 by former Meta and Google DeepMind engineers, its Sprout robot stands 3.5 feet tall, weighs 50 lbs, and is priced at $50,000. Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Lux Capital, early customers include Disney, Boston Dynamics, UC San Diego, and NYU.
Technical Profile
Platform maturity, autonomy stack, and flagship-system specifications in one view.
AI Stack
Capabilities and model layers highlighted by the company.
01NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin
Sprout Specs
Published operating specifications for the lead system.
Battery Life3.25 hours
Payload Capacity0.7 kg
Degrees of Freedom29
Investors
Latest Updates
All UpdatesMarch 24, 2026Funding RoundInvestment
AcquisitionFauna Robotics team
About Fauna Robotics
Fauna Robotics is a New York City-based company building safe, approachable humanoid robots for shared human spaces. Founded in 2024 by former Meta and Google DeepMind engineers, its Sprout robot stands 3.5 feet tall, weighs 50 lbs, and is priced at $50,000. Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Lux Capital, early customers include Disney, Boston Dynamics, UC San Diego, and NYU.
- 2024
Fauna Robotics is founded in New York
Fauna Robotics was founded in 2024 by Rob Cochran (CEO, ex-Meta/Goldman Sachs), Josh Merel (CTO, ex-Google DeepMind, Nature paper on AI virtual rodent), and Lerrel Pinto (NYU professor). Cochran and Merel met at CTRL-labs, acquired by Facebook in 2019.
New YorkMetaDeepMind - 2024 - 2025
Fauna assembles its team and early backing
The team assembled veterans from CTRL-labs, Meta, DeepMind, and Amazon. Anthony Moschella, who designed Peloton hardware, led Sprout's industrial design. Funding exceeded $46 million from Kleiner Perkins, Lux Capital, and Quiet Capital.
Kleiner PerkinsLux Capital - 2026
Fauna targets entertainment, retail, and education
Early customers include Disney, Boston Dynamics, UC San Diego, and NYU, exploring retail, entertainment, hospitality, and education. Fauna bets that safe, friendly robots unlock use cases larger humanoids cannot.
DisneyBoston DynamicsEducation - January 27, 2026
Sprout debuts as a safe small humanoid
Sprout debuted on January 27, 2026: 107cm tall, 22.7kg, 29 DOF, NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, ZED 2i vision, 360° LED face. Priced at $50,000 for the Creator Edition with unified SDK and teleoperation tools.
SproutCreator Edition