Sanctuary AI Robots
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, Canada
- Founded
- 2018
- Ownership
- Privately held
- Website
- Website
Overview
Sanctuary AI is a Canadian robotics company developing human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots, with their flagship product being Phoenix, a humanoid robot designed to perform a wide range of tasks in various work environments. The company focuses on creating robots with human-equivalent intelligence and physical capabilities, combining advanced AI with dexterous manipulation to address labor shortages across industries. Sanctuary AI aims to deploy the world's first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots at scale.
Key facts
- Total raised
- $59
- Robots tracked
- 1
- Last updated
- Sep 28, 2026
Funding
Total raised: $59
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead investor | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-01 | Strategic stake | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | prnewswire.com (opens in a new tab) |
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Recent changes
See all changes- MajorVerified
Sanctuary AI — Leadership change · Co-founder and CEO — Geordie Rose (departed)
Sep 28, 2026 - MinorVerified
Sanctuary AI — Leadership change · Chief Executive Officer — Daniel Friedmann
Sep 28, 2026 - MajorReported
Sanctuary AI — Production milestone · Sanctuary AI demonstrated a 99.5%+ success rate at 2.54s cycle time on a live wire-plugging task for an unnamed global Tier 1 automotive supplier, matching the customer's live production-line throughput, as part of a strategic pivot to deploying its Physical AI software on existing industrial robot arms rather than waiting for humanoid hardware
Jun 17, 2026 - MajorVerified
Sanctuary AI — Funding round · Sanctuary AI — Strategic stake
Jul 1, 2024prnewswire.com - MajorVerified
Sanctuary AI — Funding round · Sanctuary AI — Strategic stake
Mar 27, 2024newsroom.accenture.com
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