Where does Rodney Brooks work?

Rodney Brooks is Founder of Rethink Robotics and Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures and Co-founder & CTO at Robust AI.

What does Rodney Brooks invest in?

Rodney Brooks invests in AI & Machine Learning, Robotics.

What companies did Rodney Brooks found?

Rodney Brooks founded Rethink Robotics, Robust AI.

Where did Rodney Brooks go to school?

Rodney Brooks studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science); Flinders University (B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc., Mathematics).

Rodney Brooks

InvestorFounder

Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures · Co-founder & CTO at Robust AI · Founder at Rethink Robotics

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedRethink Robotics Robust AI

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Rodney Brooks has cofounded six companies, including iRobot (maker of the Roomba), Rethink Robotics, and Robust.AI, where the team builds collaborative mobile robots for warehouses and manufacturing. He completed a Master's thesis on machine learning in Australia (1977) and a PhD on computer vision at Stanford (1981), and while on the MIT faculty developed behavior-based robot control. He directed the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab from 1997 to 2007 and was the founding director of MIT CSAIL.

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AI & Machine LearningRobotics

Co-founder & CTO at Robust AI

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Robust AI's investors · 8

15th RockYokohama Energy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks Fontinalis PartnersDetroit · $250K – $5M checks Future VenturesLos Altos · $1M – $10M checks JAZZ Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $20M checks MetaplanetTallinn · $500K – $10M checks Playground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checks Prime Movers LabJackson · $2M – $30M checks

Co-founders at Robust AI

Anthony JulesCo-founder & Chief Innovation Officer

Leila Takayama

Founder at Rethink Robotics

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Bezos Expeditionssince 2014 CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2014 Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)San Mateo · since 2014 GE VenturesCincinnati · since 2014 Goldman SachsNew York · since 2014 Highland Capital PartnersCambridge · $1M – $10M checks · since 2014 Two Sigma VenturesNew York · $2M – $15M checks · since 2014 Wellington ManagementBoston · $5M – $50M checks · since 2014

Experience

Robust.AICTO & Foundercurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto, California
Rethink RoboticsCTO, Chairman, Founder2008 — 2018
iRobotCo-founder, CTO, Board member1990 — 2011
MITPanasonic Professor of Robotics1984 — 2010
LucidCo-founder, Compiler hacker/architect1984 — 1992Menlo Park, CA
Stanford UniversityAssistant Professor1983 — 1984
MITResearch Scientist1981 — 1983
Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Scientist1981

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence57RoboticsEmbedded Systems43Machine Learning59

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Marketing Director at Obvious Ventures

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Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures

Andrew Beebe

Managing Director at Obvious Ventures

Aneesh Chopra

Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures

Anico Steffen

Senior Executive Assistant at Obvious Ventures

Brett Hurt

Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures

Brian Hamilton

Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures

Cristina Kilmartin

Office Manager at Obvious Ventures

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Who is Rodney Brooks?: Rodney Brooks has cofounded six companies, including iRobot (maker of the Roomba), Rethink Robotics, and Robust.AI, where the team builds collaborative mobile robots for warehouses and manufacturing. He completed a Master's thesis on machine learning in Australia (1977) and a PhD on computer vision at Stanford (1981), and while on the MIT faculty developed behavior-based robot control. He directed the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab from 1997 to 2007 and was the founding director of MIT CSAIL.
Where does Rodney Brooks work?: Rodney Brooks is Founder of Rethink Robotics and Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures and Co-founder & CTO at Robust AI.
What does Rodney Brooks invest in?: Rodney Brooks invests in AI & Machine Learning, Robotics.
What companies did Rodney Brooks found?: Rodney Brooks founded Rethink Robotics, Robust AI.
Where did Rodney Brooks go to school?: Rodney Brooks studied at Stanford University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science); Flinders University (B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc., Mathematics).