Advancing Robotics, Machine Design, and Actuation

Deep expertise from the world of humanoid robotics, applied to your most difficult machine and mechanism problems.

Who We Are

We are a team of specialists who genuinely love robots and mechanisms. We like building cool things, both at work and in our own lives. We provide end-to-end engineering services driven by three core beliefs:

  • First-Principles Engineering: The most complex hardware challenges usually fall back to basic principles. We break problems down to their core physics and mechanics to engineer the cleanest, most efficient solution.

  • Lean & Multidisciplinary: Our team members are deeply curious and knowledgable in many tangential fields. We deliver results quickly by working together with a cohesive understanding of the entire system.

  • Intentional Reliability: We carry our first-principles approach all the way through to our builds, focusing on smart component selection over needlessly expensive parts. By putting in the rigorous upfront work, we build robust machines that work the first time, eliminating the need to iterate in loops.

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  • Stefan Klein

    Co-Founder | General Manager

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    • Seasoned design team manager who lead the design of Digit

    • Structural optimization, humanoid and exoskeleton background

  • Mitch Bernards

    Co-Founder | Robotics Engineer

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    • Experienced robotics engineer competent from mechanical design to software development

    • Over a decade of experience designing walking robots

  • John Rust

    Partner | Systems Engineer

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    • Systems engineering advocate who brings order to complex product

    • Spaceborne structures, EOD robotics and mechanism background.

  • Kevin Sweeney

    Kevin Sweeney

    Partner | Mechanical Engineer

    • Expert actuator designer: Strain wave and cycloid systems

    • Medical device, mechanism, industrial automation and robotics background

  • Brian Wu

    Mechanical Engineer

    • Mechatronics packaging, sensor integration, structure design

    • 3D Printing, JPL and semiconductor background

  • Chris Daniel

    Manufacturing Lead

    • Multi-axis expert machinist who’s driven machining automation at scale

    • BattleBots Competitor - Inertia Labs

  • Nathan Justus

    Robotics Engineer

    • Ph.D. in locomotion analysis and applied mechanics

    • Nasa flight controller / embedded UAV software background