The a16z Show · Monday, November 2, 2026
Josh Gruenstein, co-founder and CEO of Tutor Intelligence, discusses the company's five-and-a-half-year history, noting that they employ about 160 people in Boston and have helped manufacture and ship over a quarter of a billion products. He explains that 99% of robot pitches focus solely on models, while Tudor focuses on full-stack deployment, manufacturing robots at scale, and entering greenfield markets where 90% of US factories and warehouses have no robots.
“Tutor robots have helped manufacture and ship over a quarter of a billion products to American consumers. We're training frontier robot AI models, manufacturing robots at scale, and directly deploying into the largest businesses in the supply chain.”
“So we're about 160 people based primarily in Boston, and we're training frontier robot AI models, manufacturing robots at scale and directly deploying into the largest businesses in the supply chain.”