A Gritt machine with a robotic arm working a dusty desert solar construction site, crew in hard hats and safety vests alongside rows of panels

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.

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How we work.

A Gritt robotic arm on a workbench in the lab, team members observing a perception view on a monitor and discussing

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.

A Gritt crew in hard hats and hi-vis gathered around the machine on a jobsite, one presenting on a laptop

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.

The people building it.Meet the team.

  • Puneet Puri, CEO
    Puneet PuriCEO

    Serial robotics founder. Developed the world’s first inspection drones for industrial systems, from CMU RI and Stanford GSB.

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  • Vishal Dugar, CTO
    Vishal DugarCTO

    Robotics and AI expert from CMU RI. Deployed autonomous trucking fleets and self-piloting aircraft.

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  • Anirudh Vemula, Head of AI
    Anirudh VemulaHead of AI

    Researcher from CMU RI. Author of seminal papers on robot manipulation and learning.

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  • Felipe Roz, Head of MechE
    Felipe RozHead of MechE

    MIT MechE leading a team of rockstars in hardware engineering, design, and simulation.

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  • Rishav Agarwal, Perception Engineer
    Rishav AgarwalPerception Engineer

    Perception specialist. Veteran of Google X and Intrinsic’s most advanced robot teams.

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  • Jorge Aldaco, Robot Builder
    Jorge AldacoRobot Builder

    Expert roboticist. Built Tesla’s Optimus humanoid and Skydio autonomous drones.

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  • Catherine Hong, Mechanical Engineer
    Catherine HongMechanical Engineer

    Multi-disciplinary MIT engineer excelling in rapid prototyping and complex mechanical-electrical integration.

  • Joshua Noguera, Mechanical Engineer
    Joshua NogueraMechanical Engineer

    MIT engineer with a track record of building products that are safe and follow user-centric design.

  • Ankur Bodhe, Robotics Engineer
    Ankur BodheRobotics Engineer

    CMU engineer specializing in building and deploying robot autonomy systems.

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  • Anthony Salisbury, Robot Builder
    Anthony SalisburyRobot Builder

    Combines hands-on fabrication expertise with advanced robotic systems engineering.

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Gritt Robotics Named a Top U.S. Solar Innovator by the Department of Energy, Chosen from 800+ Startups

Gritt Robotics team receiving the Round 7 American-Made Solar Prize award check

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.

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