Key facts
- Feather Robotics is developing a modular robotic system for developers, aiming to be the 'Android of robotics'.
- The startup provides customizable hardware and software, allowing developers to integrate AI models from various providers.
- Feather's robots are reportedly being used as cooks in restaurants in Japan and for cleaning science labs.
- The Feather robot costs $30,000, about half the price of comparable foreign models.
- Feather has surpassed $1 million in revenue since beginning sales.
Feather Robotics, a startup founded last year, is developing a modular robotic system designed to serve as a foundational platform for developers, akin to Android for smartphones. Unlike companies focused on creating general-purpose robots, Feather provides a customizable hardware and software toolkit that allows developers to integrate AI models from various providers to tackle specific real-world tasks.
Co-founder Hoa Mai, who previously sold a humanoid startup to 1X, teamed up with Parsa Bakhtiari, a former Tesla engineer, to build the platform. The company has already begun selling its robots and has surpassed $1 million in revenue. Feather's robots are reportedly being used in applications such as cooks in restaurants in Japan and for cleaning science labs.
Gradient Ventures led Feather's $7.6 million pre-seed funding round. Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient, noted that Feather has no direct US competitors in its niche of developing modular humanoid platforms. The startup's robot is priced at $30,000, approximately half the cost of comparable models from Chinese companies like Unitree. Feather believes the value in robotics will emerge from the ecosystem built around its hardware, anticipating thousands of physical AI application companies in the next five years.