Humanoids
Daniel Friedmann became CEO, replacing James Wells. The Logic reported the 140-person firm had been seeking more funding.
A dated step forward on the record
What the source says
“Daniel Friedmann took over last week, said Sanctuary communications head Katie Staeger.”
What it means
Phoenix, from Sanctuary AI, is at stage 1 of 5 on our ladder: demo only. Its stage is set by other milestones on its record; this one adds to the history.
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.
- The board pushed out founding CEO Geordie Rose in November 2024, after co-founder Suzanne Gildert left in April 2024.
- 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.