Sanctuary AI
Canadian developer of the Phoenix humanoid with hydraulic hands and the Carbon AI control system. In 2026 it began licensing its AI to other robot platforms.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 33 humanoids
- First robot
- 2023Latest 2024
- Headquarters
- VancouverCanada
- Can I buy one?Not on sale yetPrototype, pilot or research robots only
- Who uses it?2 robot models in useTo be tested in Magna International auto-parts plants under a 2024 partnership.
- What is new?2026-08-29Sanctuary also sells its robot brain
Robots
3 robot models shown in public, from 2023 to 2024. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
Humanoids 3 humanoids
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Sanctuary AI's robots by the maker or reputable press.
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Sanctuary AI's robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
Phoenix2024 · Pilot useTo be tested in Magna International auto-parts plants under a 2024 partnership.
Phoenix2023 · Pilot useCompleted a first commercial deployment in March 2023 at a Mark's store in Langley, BC, doing over 100 tasks.
Market position
Company figures and analyst estimates, as reported. Each carries who said it and when.
Notes and caveats 2
- Shipped in 2025. No unit figure found.
- Funding raised. Not re-verified in this pass.
What is new
The latest stories about Sanctuary AI's robots, newest first.
- Sanctuary also sells its robot brain Sanctuary AI · Phoenix
- Sanctuary also sells its robot brain Sanctuary AI · Phoenix
- Sanctuary validates its AI at a Tier 1 auto supplier The Robot Report · Phoenix
- Sanctuary shifts to selling AI for other robots Techcouver · Phoenix
- Physical AI strategy extends to industrial robots Sanctuary AI · Phoenix
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- Vancouver, Canada
- Focus
- general-purpose humanoids and physical AI for retail and manufacturing
- Funding
- Up to $140M raised by Nov 2024 including a $75.5M Series A and a C$30M Strategic Innovation Fund contribution.
- Partners
- Magna International (investor and factory partner), Mark's and Sport Chek, Microsoft; investors BDC Capital, Export Development Canada, Panache Ventures
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in Canada.
Sources
3 sources behind this page.
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