Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe: Robotics Is Progressing Much Faster Than You Think

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe says robotics progress will be "far, far, far, far faster" than the world expects, citing robots that now learn broad, generalizable skills through transformer-based models. His 2025-founded startup Mind Robotics raised $1 billion to build two-armed industrial robots sold to manufacturers, and it trains the technology inside Rivian's plants.