Cornell Robotics & Hardware Startups

A directory of 46 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in robotics and hardware, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.

46 listed

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  Harbinger Series C

  John Henry Harris ’11 · Garden Grove, CA

  Commercial electric vehicles

  AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesElectric Vehicle

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Reframe Systems Series B

  Vikas Enti ’08 · Andover, Massachusetts, United States

  Robots to build resilient housing

  ConstructionEnergy EfficiencyManufacturing

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  FormLabs Series E

  Maxim Lobovsky ’08 · Somerville, MA

  3D printers

  3D Printing3D TechnologyConsumer Electronics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Mira

  Sylvia Kang, MBA ’13 · Pleasanton, CA

  Hormone monitor and supplements

  Artificial IntelligenceFertilityHardware

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  MangoBoost Series B

  Jangwoo Kim ’97, MEng ’01 · Bellevue, WA

  Data center boost for AI workflows

  Artificial IntelligenceCloud InfrastructureData Center

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Point One Navigation Series C

  Aaron Nathan ’06, MEng ’09 · San Francisco, CA

  Precise navigation positioning

  AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesIndustrial Automation

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Menlo Micro Series C

  Chris Keimel ’00 · Irvine, CA

  Electronic switches for energy efficiency

  Consumer ElectronicsElectronicsHardware

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Dusty Robotics Series B

  Tessa Lau ’95 · Mountain View, CA

  Robot for construction layout

  ConstructionReal EstateRobotics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Venti Technologies Series A

  Saman Amarasinghe ’88 · China

  Autonomous vehicle logistics systems

  AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSoftware

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Hyperlight Series C

  Kevin Luke, PhD ’16 · Cambridge, MA

  Optical circuits for optical data

  ElectronicsInternetSemiconductor

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Aeluma

  Jonathan Klamkin ’02 · Goleta, CA

  Semiconductor manufacturing technologies

  3D TechnologySemiconductorSensor

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Euler Motors Series E

  Saurav Kumar, MEng ’11 · India

  Sustainable last mile transport

  AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesElectric Vehicle

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Xscape Photonics Series A

  Yoshi Okawachi ’02, PhD ’08 · New York, NY

  Photonics for semiconductor manufacturing

  Artificial IntelligenceData CenterInformation Technology

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Orchard Robotics Series A

  Charles Wu ’24 Dropout · Seattle, WA

  Precision agriculture with robots and AI

  AgTechArtificial IntelligenceFarming

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Palatial

  Steven Ren ’19 · Brooklyn, NY

  3d simulations for robot training

  3D TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceCloud Computing

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Zordi

  Casey Call ’12 · Boston, MA

  Greenhouse robots to pick fruit

  Artificial IntelligenceFarmingRobotics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Zadar Labs Series A

  Ali Mostajeran, PhD ’18, Mohammad Emadi, PostDoc ’14 · Campbell, CA

  4D imaging for AI systems

  AgTechArtificial IntelligenceAutonomous Vehicles

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Blumind Series A

  Niraj Mathur, MBA ’11 · Canada

  Semiconductors for edge AI

  Artificial IntelligenceMachine LearningSemiconductor

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Voyant Photonics

  Chris Phare, PhD ’17 · New York, NY

  LIDAR on a chip for machine vision

  AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesInformation Technology

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Bone Seed

  DK Lee ’16 · South Korea

  Robot intelligence

  Artificial IntelligenceDronesManufacturing

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Synthium Pre-Seed

  Nicolas Savva ’11, PhD ’16 · Singapore

  Humanoid robots training

  Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AIRobotics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  GelSight

  Bill Yost ’95 · Waltham, MA

  Industrial tactile sensing

  AerospaceManufacturingNanotechnology

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  BotBuilt Seed

  Barrett Ames ’12 · Durham, NC

  Robots, AI, and computer vision to build houses

  Artificial IntelligenceRoboticsSoftware

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Meili Technologies Seed

  Sam Lee, MEng ’21, John DeFelice, LLM ’20 · New York, NY

  Industrial safety and compliance software

  AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesSoftware

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Greenfield Robotics

  Carl Sutter ’88 · Cheney, KS

  Chemical-free agriculture with robots

  AgricultureRobotics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Ampotech Series A

  William Temple, MEng ’11 · Singapore

  AI-enabled internet of things electricity solutions

  Artificial IntelligenceEnergy ManagementHardware

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Efinix

  Sammy Cheung, MEng ’90 · Santa Clara, CA

  FPGAs for AI applications

  Information TechnologyProduct DesignSemiconductor

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Airhart Aeronautics Seed

  Nikita Ermoshkin ’18, Brendan Quinn ’17 · San Francisco, CA

  Airplanes that anyone can fly

  AerospaceAutonomous VehiclesManufacturing

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  GREENFIELD

  Carl Sutter ’88 · Cheney, KS

  Chemical-free agriculture with robots

  AgricultureRobotics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  K-Scale Labs Pre-Seed

  Matt Freed, MEng ’20 · Palo Alto, CA

  Humanoid AI robot

  Consumer ResearchIndustrial EngineeringRobotics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  VoltSafe Seed

  Trevor Burgess, MBA ’12 · Canada

  Connect and control electricity usage

  CleanTechElectrical DistributionEnergy Management

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  REVOBOTS Seed

  Giby Raphael, MBA ’14 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States

  3D-printed industrial robots

  Artificial IntelligenceInformation TechnologyRobotic Process Automation (RPA)

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  VoltSafe Inc. Seed

  Trevor Burgess, MBA ’12 · Canada

  Connect and control electricity usage

  CleanTechElectrical DistributionEnergy Management

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Soundskrit

  Sahil Gupta ’15, MEng ’16 · Canada

  Directional microphones

  AudioComputerConsumer Electronics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Atlis Motor Vehicles

  Glenn Reese, MBA ’17 · Mesa, AZ

  Electric vehicle charging energy solutions

  AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesCharging Infrastructure

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  DIMO Series A

  Alex Rawitz ’13, Rob Solomon ’12, Andrew Chatham ’12 · Brooklyn, NY

  Car automotive data infrasctructure

  Cloud Data ServicesInformation TechnologyInternet of Things

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Tailos Series B

  Micah Green ’18 Dropout · Austin, TX

  AI cleaning robot

  CommercialHospitalityHousekeeping Service

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Deepen AI Seed

  Cheuksan Wang ’93, Andrew Lee ’02 · Santa Clara, California, United States

  LIDAR tools platform

  3D TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceComputer

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Partcl Pre-Seed

  William Salcedo ’23 · San Francisco, CA

  Faster semiconductor chip design

  Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AISemiconductor

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  IONA Seed

  Saif-Deen Akanni ’90 · United Kingdom

  Autonomous delivery network for rural areas

  AerospaceCleanTechDrones

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Budbreak Innovations Pre-Seed

  Jonathan Moon ’21, MS ’24, Ertai Liu, PhD 24 · —

  Robot platform for crop maintence

  AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceRobotics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  NiveauUp Seed

  BJ Perng, MEng ’91 · Chicago, IL

  Fast charging batteries

  Air TransportationBatteryElectric Vehicle

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Agency Robotics

  Ryan Jacobs ’08, Tucker Moffat ’10 · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

  AI for logistics and supply chain

  LogisticsRoboticsSupply Chain Management

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Q3D Sensing Seed

  Tianyue Yu, PhD ’03 · Santa Clara, CA

  3D reality capture

  3D TechnologyArtificial IntelligenceHardware

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Rootline Robotics

  Andrew James ’26 · Ithaca, New York, United States

  Robotics for weed control

  AgricultureAgTechArtificial Intelligence

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  K1 Semiconductor

  Connor Horn ’20, Xella Doi ’19 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

  High-performance semiconductor wafers

  ManufacturingSemiconductor

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗