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iRobot Co-Founder Colin Angle’s New Startup, Familiar Machines & Magic, Emerges From Stealth to Make Consumer Social Interaction Robots

Insider Brief A new companion robotics startup from iRobot co-founder Colin Angle has emerged from stealth with a four-legged robot built specifically for human interaction. The company, Familiar Machines & Magic, announced its debut

5 May 2026 · 2 min read

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iRobot Co-Founder Colin Angle’s New Startup, Familiar Machines & Magic, Emerges From Stealth to Make Consumer Social Interaction Robots

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Familiar Machines & Magic

iRobot Co-Founder Colin Angle’s New Startup, Familiar Machines & Magic, Emerges From Stealth to Make Consumer Social Interaction Robots

Trending today

Hadrian Raises $40M to Tackle the AI Hacking Cyber Security Crisis

Google Brings Unified Gemini Agent to Enterprises, Letting AI Act as a Workspace Co-Worker

Meta Deploys New AI Tools Against Child Exploitation as Muse Agent Expands to iPad

SoftBank Seeks Up to $100B From Gulf Investors to Expand AI and Robotics Bets

Mecka Raises $60M in Series B Funding to Build Data and Deployment Infrastructure for Robots

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