- Tutor Intelligence announced a $75 million Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz.
- This funding round brings Tutor's total funding to $117 million.
- Tutor charges between $14 to $18 per hour for pallet stacking and unloading, with an 80-hour monthly minimum and a $10,000 implementation fee.
- Dimensional has posted a job ad offering $20 an hour to walk robot dogs in San Francisco, starting immediately.
- Dimensional's robot dogs, manufactured by Unitree, are designed to help improve AI navigation, with the founder emphasizing that humans are still needed in the loop.
- Founded in 2021, Tutor builds robots like Cassie and Sonny for industrial tasks.
- Cassie is a robotic arm on wheels that handles boxes, stacking and unloading pallets, while Sonny has two arms for handling individual products.
- Tutor serves both family-owned businesses and Fortune 50 companies, helping to make and ship hundreds of millions of products across North America.
Tutor Intelligence has secured a $75 million Series B funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, bringing its total funding to $117 million. Founded in 2021, Tutor develops robots like Cassie and Sonny that automate tasks in industrial settings.12678
These robots, which start at $14 an hour, are designed to reduce production costs, making consumer goods cheaper. CEO Josh Gruenstein stated, "The demand is there. We can hardly build robots fast enough." Tutor's robots have already helped produce and ship hundreds of millions of products across North America.910
In a related development, Dimensional is hiring workers at $20 an hour to walk robot dogs in San Francisco. These robots, manufactured by Unitree, are controlled via a handheld remote or phone app. The role aims to enhance the robots' autonomous navigation capabilities. Founder Stash Pomichter emphasized, "Humans are still needed in the loop." Dimensional currently operates over 100 robot dogs and 50 humanoid robots across the US and Germany.45
Both companies highlight the growing integration of robotics in everyday tasks, showcasing a shift towards automation in various sectors.
“Tutor's robots now work in nearly four times as many facilities as a year ago, with customers paying hourly or per item, and the firm plans to use the fresh funding to expand deployment and independent task training. Meanwhile, Dimensional's robot dog walking gigs, which require no prior experience and include paid training, aim to improve real-world AI navigation.”
