Sanctuary AI Profile

Sanctuary AI
Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

Sanctuary is on a mission to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. And in the not-too-distant future, help us explore, settle, and prosper in outer space.

Members of the Sanctuary team founded D-Wave (a pioneer in the quantum computing industry), Kindred (first use of reinforcement learning in a production robot), and the Creative Destruction Lab (pioneered a revolutionary method for the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind). The team has experience launching market-defining innovations rooted in previously unsolved and deep scientific problems.

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Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Corporation

Founded in 2018, Sanctuary AI is a Vancouver, Canada-based company. Sanctuary AI is on a mission to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably, helping to address the labor challenges facing many organizations today. Sanctuary AI’s growing list of customers and investors represents a wide variety of industries across Canada, the US, and other countries around the world.

Sanctuary AI News & Resources

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Sanctuary AI equips Phoenix humanoids with new touch sensors

March 4, 2025 · New tactile sensors allow general purpose robots to perform highly dexterous tasks

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10 humanoid robot companies preparing for commercial deployment

February 13, 2025 · AI, simulation, deep learning advance development toward commercialization

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Sanctuary AI releases next generation of Phoenix general-purpose robot

May 28, 2024 · Newest iteration includes hardware and AI software improvements

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CES 2024: NVIDIA and partners bring generative AI, robotics together

January 8, 2024 · Boston Dynamics, Covariant and other partners team with NVIDIA to couple AI and robots

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Sanctuary AI Unveils Phoenix, Sixth Generation Humanoid ‘General Purpose’ Robot

May 17, 2023 · Sanctuary AI said Phoenix uses its Carbon AI control system and is designed for commercial use.

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Sanctuary Cognitive Systems Gets $30M Investment From Canadian Government

November 30, 2022 · Sanctuary is developing general-purpose robots trained and supervised by humans to improve the nature of work.

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Sanctuary Cognitive Systems to Use Series A Funding Toward General Purpose Robots

March 3, 2022 · Sanctuary says its mission is to create human-like robots to address global labor shortages and help explore outer space.