Setback
The board pushed out founding CEO Geordie Rose in November 2024, after co-founder Suzanne Gildert left in April 2024.
A delay, pause or setback
What the source says
“Co-founder Suzanne Gildert left in April 2024, and the board pushed out founding CEO Geordie Rose that November.”
What it means
Phoenix, from Sanctuary AI, is at stage 1 of 5 on our ladder: demo only. A setback stays on the record next to the milestones; the stage moves down only when the rules say so.
Human help: People working remotely can steer it or take over.
More on Phoenix
- Sanctuary changed course: it now puts its AI software on existing industrial robots rather than waiting for humanoid robots to be ready for wide sale.
- Daniel Friedmann became CEO, replacing James Wells. The Logic reported the 140-person firm had been seeking more funding.
- Sanctuary released the seventh generation of Phoenix. It said teaching the robot a new task now takes less than a day instead of weeks.
- Sanctuary agreed with car-parts maker Magna, an investor since 2021, on plans to put its robots in Magna factories.
- Sanctuary AI unveiled Phoenix, a humanoid robot about 5 feet 7 inches tall.
- Before Phoenix, Sanctuary tested its earlier fifth-generation robot in a Canadian Tire store, where it did more than 110 different tasks.