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Embo

Embo is building world models for humanoid robotics, with an intense, high-ownership culture focused on creating the AI foundation for generalized physical intelligence.

San Francisco, California, United States

3 employees

ai, robotics, education

Seed · $120M

Founded 2026

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About Embo

Embo is building world models for humanoid robotics: the AI brain that allows robots to understand, navigate, and act in the physical world. Our mission is to create generalized physical intelligence so humanoid robots can work out of the box in new environments, ultimately automating physical labor across industries and homes.

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Team Size3

LocationSan Francisco, California, United States

Industryai, robotics, education

StageSEED

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Danijar Hafner

Former Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind; PhD in Computer Science from University of Toronto; leading expert on world models and the Dreamer series of reinforcement learning agents.

Wilson Yan

Former researcher at Google DeepMind and PhD student at UC Berkeley; collaborated with Danijar Hafner on world models research including Dreamer v4.