Tutor Intelligence builds and deploys AI-powered mobile manipulation robots for warehouses and factories. Its Cassie and Sonny robots perform case handling and item picking, using human teleoperators and real-world deployment data to continually improve robot foundation models.
Founded out of MIT CSAIL by Josh Gruenstein and Alon Kosowsky-Sachs, Tutor Intelligence develops robot hardware, foundation models and deployment operations as one integrated system. Its wheeled robot workers include Cassie, a single-arm system for case picking and palletizing, and Sonny, a dual-arm robot for individual item picking in e-commerce fulfillment. Robots operate in manufacturing and logistics sites across the United States, with remote human tutors assisting tasks and generating data used to train improved models. Tutor offers robot work by the hour or by the pick, handling deployment, maintenance and model upgrades. On November 2, 2026, it announced a $75 million Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz, with Union Square Ventures and Neo participating, bringing total funding to $117 million. The company targets more than 1,000 robots under contract by the end of 2027; this is a forward-looking goal, not a current deployment count.