Team, Gritt | We can have the world we want. If we build it.
We can have the world we want. If we build it.
Run by experts in AI, robotics, and construction.
Our founding team are AI and robotics experts from CMU’s Robotics Institute, Stanford, and MIT. We’ve built inspection drones, self-driving trucks, and autonomous helicopters, deployed 7GW of energy infrastructure, and worked at Aurora, Google, and Tesla. Backed by Obvious Ventures, Union Square Ventures, First Round Capital, Congruent Ventures, and Climactic.
How we work.
Seek truth and relentlessly improve.
Construction AI that works in the real world demands honesty about what’s actually happening, and the discipline to keep getting better.
Work in the field, not just on it.
Gritt is on the site, every day, doing the actual work of building. If you want to see your models move steel, this is the place.
- Puneet PuriCEO
Serial robotics founder. Developed the world’s first inspection drones for industrial systems, from CMU RI and Stanford GSB. LinkedIn
Vishal DugarCTO
Robotics and AI expert from CMU RI. Deployed autonomous trucking fleets and self-piloting aircraft. LinkedIn
Anirudh VemulaHead of AI
Researcher from CMU RI. Author of seminal papers on robot manipulation and learning. LinkedIn
Felipe RozHead of MechE
MIT MechE leading a team of rockstars in hardware engineering, design, and simulation. LinkedIn
Rishav AgarwalPerception Engineer
Perception specialist. Veteran of Google X and Intrinsic’s most advanced robot teams. LinkedIn
Jorge AldacoRobot Builder
Expert roboticist. Built Tesla’s Optimus humanoid and Skydio autonomous drones. LinkedIn
Catherine HongMechanical Engineer
Multi-disciplinary MIT engineer excelling in rapid prototyping and complex mechanical-electrical integration.
- Joshua NogueraMechanical Engineer
MIT engineer with a track record of building products that are safe and follow user-centric design.
- Ankur BodheRobotics Engineer
CMU engineer specializing in building and deploying robot autonomy systems. LinkedIn
Anthony SalisburyRobot Builder
Combines hands-on fabrication expertise with advanced robotic systems engineering. LinkedIn
Gritt Robotics Named a Top U.S. Solar Innovator by the Department of Energy, Chosen from 800+ Startups
Gritt Robotics won Round 7 of the American-Made Solar Prize, a multi-million dollar competition recognizing innovations in U.S. solar hardware and software, accelerating scalable and equitable energy deployment.
Join the team building infrastructure for the next century.
Solar is the starting point. Data centers, energy, and large-scale infrastructure are next. We’re building the company that will build the physical world for the next hundred years.