{"id":21313,"date":"2026-10-14T12:02:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=21313"},"modified":"2026-10-14T12:02:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:02:54","slug":"rivian-partner-mind-robotics-hires-doug-field-as-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=21313","title":{"rendered":"Rivian partner Mind Robotics hires Doug Field as president"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Verge • Andrew J. Hawkins • October 13, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\n

Rivian’s robotics partner Mind Robotics has appointed Doug Field as president. Field previously served as Ford’s chief vehicle engineer and software leader. Before joining Ford, he held senior roles at Apple and Tesla, including overseeing the development of the Model 3 sedan. He left Tesla in 2018 to return to Apple, where he led hardware engineering projects before his most recent role at Ford earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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Mind Robotics was founded by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe in 2025 and has raised over $1 billion in financing. The startup aims to build universally capable robots for industrial work, though it has not yet publicly demonstrated any units. Field will oversee efforts to create robots with dexterity and physical reasoning suitable for factory environments. While the company is on a hiring spree with 32 open positions, it has not confirmed whether its designs are humanoid or different entirely.<\/p>\n

Scaringe stated that Mind Robotics remains a separate entity from Rivian rather than a spinoff, though Rivian owns equity in the startup and will serve as its first customer. The companies share AI training data, and Field noted that integrating AI with robotics is a significant engineering challenge. He expressed excitement about leveraging Rivian’s high-volume factory to test and learn from real-world applications immediately.<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/strong> The Verge • Andrew J. Hawkins • October 13, 2026<\/p>\n

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