Mobileye to Acquire Mentee Robotics for $900M to Advance Physical AI in Autonomous Driving and Humanoid Robots
Mobileye announced a definitive agreement to acquire AI humanoid robotics company Mentee Robotics for $900 million, combining autonomous driving and humanoid robot technologies.
- $900 million
- $24.5 billion over eight years
- 2026
What Happened
Mobileye will acquire Mentee Robotics, an AI-first humanoid robotics company, for $900 million in cash and stock. The deal combines Mobileye's expertise in autonomous driving and production-scale AI with Mentee's humanoid platform and AI talent. The acquisition is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.
Mentee Robotics founded
Acquisition announced; first on-site proof-of-concept deployments expected
Expected closing of acquisition
Target for series production and commercialization
“Today marks a new chapter for robotics and automotive AI, and the beginning of Mobileye 3.0. By combining Mentee's breakthroughs in humanoid robotics with Mobileye's expertise in automotive autonomy, we have a unique opportunity to lead the evolution of physical AI across robotics and autonomous vehicles on a global scale.”
$900 million
Comprising approximately $612 million in cash and up to 26.2 million shares of Mobileye Class A common stock.
Why this matters
This acquisition broadens Mobileye's scope from autonomous driving to general physical AI, aiming to create a global leader in both autonomous vehicles and humanoid robots, with first customer deployments expected in 2026.
Terms in This Story
- Physical AI
- Systems designed to understand context, infer intent, and act safely in the physical world.
- Humanoid robot
- A robot with a body shape resembling a human, capable of performing tasks in environments built for humans.
- Responsibility-Sensitive Safety (RSS)
- A formal safety model for autonomous systems that mathematically ensures safe behavior.
- Sim2Real
- The process of transferring skills learned in simulation to the real world.
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