# Insights behind Kinisi’s acquisition by Bear Robotics

> Source: <https://www.therobotreport.com/insights-behind-kinisi-acquisition-by-bear-robotics/>
> Published: 2026-06-29 22:29:11+00:00

Episode 250 of *The Robot Report* Podcast features Bren Pierce of Kinisi Robotics.

## Podcast guest: Bren Pierce, Kinisi Robotics

With a Ph.D. in humanoid robotics from the Technical University of Munich ([TUM](https://www.therobotreport.com/tag/technical-university-of-munich/)) and a decade of global research, Kinisi Robotics founder [Bren Pierce](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brennandpierce/) has scaled multiple companies, raising more than $180 million and deploying over 10,000 robots worldwide.

To bridge the gap between AI and the physical world, he founded Kinisi Robotics to break past the rigid limitations of traditional, hardcoded automation.

Today, the Bristol, U.K.-based [company](https://www.therobotreport.com/tag/kinisi-robotics/) is rapidly scaling its KR1 prototype, using reinforcement learning to automate dirty and repetitive industrial tasks alongside humans.

## Show timeline

- 5:27 – News of the week
- 21:29 – Bren Pierce, founder and CEO of Kinisi Robotics

## News of the week

Here are the news stories covered on the show this week:

[Bear Robotics acquires Kinisi Robotics to boost its physical AI capabilities](https://www.therobotreport.com/bear-robotics-acquires-kinisi-robotics-to-boost-its-physical-ai-capabilities/)[Humanoid maker Agility Robotics to go public through SPAC merger](https://www.therobotreport.com/humanoid-maker-agility-robotics-go-public-through-spac-merger/)

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