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Sanctuary AI is a robotics company founded 2018, based in Canada, developing 2 robots primarily in the Humanoid category.
AI-powered humanoid robots for industrial work
Sanctuary AI builds Phoenix, a general-purpose AI-powered humanoid robot for industrial environments. The company says Phoenix is designed to perform human-like tasks alongside people or autonomously, with emphasis on dexterous manipulation, tactile sensing, and learning new tasks quickly. Sanctuary AI is based in Vancouver and was founded in 2018.
Total funding
US$140.0M
Active products
2
Robo Score
48
BB
View factor breakdown
Top-rated product
BBB
Robo Index
Phoenix (7th Gen)
Company facts
- HQ
- Vancouver, Canada
- Founded
- 2018 · 8 yrs
- Employees
- 51
- Website
- www.sanctuary.ai
Robo Score
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Trusted by
- Magna Internationalblog.robozaps.com ↗
Awards & recognition
- Robotics Business Review Top 50 Robotics Companies2024roboticsbusinessreview.com ↗
- Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) Top 20 AI Companies2023cix.ca ↗
- Robot Report Top 10 Humanoid Robotics Companies2023therobotreport.com ↗
- Robotics 24/7 Innovation Award2021robotics247.com ↗
Milestones
Unveiled Generation 7 of its Phoenix humanoid robot with improved range of motion, uptime, visual perception, and tactile sensing.
TechCrunch reported that Phoenix generation seven can automate new tasks in less than 24 hours and costs less to produce.
Press coverage
- Sanctuary’s new humanoid robot learns faster and costs less
TechCrunch · Apr 2024
- Vancouver's Sanctuary AI reveals newest Phoenix humanoid robots
Business in Vancouver
- Sanctuary AI Unveils the Next Generation of AI Robotics
Sanctuary AI
Active products by Sanctuary AI
2 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Phoenix (7th Gen) | Humanoid | Height 1.70 m·Weight 70 kg | 2023 | BBB |
| 2 |  | Phoenix | Humanoid | — | — | C |
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