
Almond AI provides robots that automate high-mix picking and pick-and-place tasks in manufacturing and fulfillment. It combines on-device AI, computer vision, and robotic manipulators to identify, grasp, and handle varied parts and SKUs. The offering is robotics hardware paired with control and perception software for industrial automation. Target customers are manufacturers and warehouses seeking flexible automation for mixed-product lines.

Almond AI provides robots that automate high-mix picking and pick-and-place tasks in manufacturing and fulfillment. It combines on-device AI, computer vision, and robotic manipulators to identify, grasp, and handle varied parts and SKUs. The offering is robotics hardware paired with control and perception software for industrial automation. Target customers are manufacturers and warehouses seeking flexible automation for mixed-product lines.
What they do: AI-powered collaborative robots for high-mix pick, pick-and-place, machine tending, and inspection
Flagship product: Almond Bot (robot hardware with stereo vision, adaptive gripper, developer API)
Business model: Direct sales, Robot-as-a-Service, and accessories/store
Founders: Saba Khalilnaji; Shawn Patel
Funding: Seed round announced Jun 15, 2025; investor: Rebel Fund
Factory automation for high-mix pick & place, machine tending, and visual inspection
2025
DeepTech
Round recorded on Crunchbase; amount obfuscated in source
“Raised seed from an institutional seed investor (Rebel Fund)”