In 2017, Covariant's founding researchers set out to take their advancements from a lab to the real settings in need of AI Robotics.
Seven years later, our growing Covariant team around the world continues to set a new standard for what’s possible in AI and the industries it’s applied to. We’re building robots with the ability to see, think, and act – and improving how the world works – every day.
Our journey
Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, Rocky Duan, and Tianhao Zhang team up to find ways to apply their cutting-edge AI research to solve real-world problems.
The team creates the Covariant Brain and the first AI Robotic solutions to automate pick-and-place processes at warehouses and fulfillment centers.
Leading warehouse integrators (ABB, KNAPP, Bastian) and customers worldwide select the Covariant Brain as their AI Robotics platform to automate robotic picking.
Covariant continues to develop and deploy new solutions to address different pick-and-place use cases in warehouses.
Driven by the real-world performance of AI Robotics, customer confidence and demand increases for intelligent warehouse automation.
Covariant customers and partners continue to scale the number of robotic stations they have deployed for multiple use cases across multiple warehouses.
Ecommerce trends and labor market dynamics drive growing demand and investment in AI Robotics for warehouse automation.
AI Robotics reaches another inflection point with robots delivering unprecedented flexibility and reliability powered by Robotics Foundation Models.
