Robotics

Relari

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Founded 2024Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Relari is a robotics research company developing new ways for robots to learn dexterous manipulation from humans. We combine video with rich, scalable biomechanical data—including electromyography (EMG), motion, force, and touch—to train robotics foundation models for more capable, human-like manipulation.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08
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Founders & team

Yi Zhang

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO of Relari. Previously building autonomous cars & trucks at Pony.ai and warehouse robots at Dexterity.ai. Harvard MBA.

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Pasquale Antonante

Founder

Co-Founder & CTO of Relari. I have a PhD from MIT focusing on the reliability of complex AI systems such as autonomous cars. Previously at NVIDIA and Raytheon Technologies (previously United Technologies).

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Founded 2024 · Source

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Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
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