# Travis Kalanick's New Robot Company Isn't About Humanoids

- slug: travis-kalanicks-new-robot-company-isnt-about-humanoids
- date: 2026-03-14
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Travis Kalanick is back in the tech game—and he wants you to know he's not building humanoid robots.

The former Uber CEO has officially launched Atoms, a robotics company focused on what he calls "gainfully employed robots"—specialized, task-specific machines for industrial environments.

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