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Asim

Safety research and benchmarks for robots operating around people.

Founded Aug 2026San Francisco, United States$125K raised RoboticsArtificial IntelligenceDeep Tech

The founders

Douglas TilleyDT
Ex-National Institute of Informatics · University of Plymouth · founded DOT Research Ltd
Raphaël LafargueRL
Ex-Sony, LightOn · ENS Paris-Saclay - Paris-Saclay University
Tristan LecourtoisTL
Ex-Atos, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Maëlic NeauMN
ENIB Brest School of Engineering

The company

What they're building

Asim develops safety testing and monitoring tools for robot manufacturers and teams deploying physical AI systems. The company stress-tests robots in real-world and simulated scenarios to identify physical hazards, failures caused by ambiguous instructions and deliberate misuse before deployment around people.

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