Industrial & Robotics AIPre-seedInfraℹTangent Robotics
Teach robot hands the fine motor skills industry needs.
Company snapshot
- Stage
- Pre-seed
- Funding
- Pre-seed · $4.5M · Sep 30, 2026
- Status
- published
- Updated
- Nov 4, 2026
- Views
- Category
- Industrial & Robotics AI
- Website
- tangentrobotics.ai
What they're building
Teach robot hands the fine motor skills industry needs. Tangent Robotics combines dexterous hands, tactile sensors, and learned control policies to automate precise manipulation tasks such as assembly, wiring, and connector mating.
Founders
Pedro Piacenza
Co-founder and CEO
Matei Ciocarlie
Co-founder and chief scientist
Ioannis Kymissis
Co-founder and consultant
Foundation model usage
Editorial estimates from product descriptions. Model providers and actual usage are not confirmed.
- Inferred architecture
- Agentic loops, Multimodal processing
- Potential advantages
- Workflow lock-in
- Estimated model demand
- High intensity
NYC footprint
- NYC office
- Manhattan
Funding
Latest funding: Pre-seed · $4.5M · Sep 30, 2026. Lead investor: Fly Ventures and Toyota Ventures.
Sources & location evidence
Open research desk ↗Profile source review: 2026-11-04. Added as a strong NYC comparison discovered through Brooklyn event research; primary About explicitly says Manhattan and careers require NYC. Event attendance in Brooklyn does not establish a Brooklyn office. Third-party street not used.
- https://www.tangentrobotics.ai/ ↗
- https://www.tangentrobotics.ai/About/ ↗
- https://www.tangentrobotics.ai/careers/ ↗
- https://www.tangentrobotics.ai/pre-seed-funding-round-led-by-fly-ventures-and-toyota-ventures/ ↗
Manhattan · verified office
Street address not public. Current primary company explicitly locates itself in Manhattan; all primary careers roles are NYC. Street withheld because only third-party mailing detail found.
Tangent Robotics - About ↗Source checked 2026-11-04
Notes
Tangent Robotics is tagged infra based on buyer clarity, repeat workflow activity, public activity, and fit with the AI Atlas map.
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