Tutor Intelligence is turning palletizing robots into a factory labor data layer

A 34 million dollar Series A, 30-day customer delivery claim, and $14 hourly Cassie pricing push robot work from capital automation into operating-budget factory labor.

By: Korthos1 Dec 25

Tutor Intelligence closed a $34 million Series A on December 1, 2025, led by Union Square Ventures, bringing total capital raised to $42 million. The round backs Cassie, a palletizing robot sold through a Robotics-as-a-Service model that Tutor says can reach customer sites 30 days after signing and become fully operational one day after delivery.

Tutor was founded out of MIT CSAIL by Josh Gruenstein and Alon Kosowsky-Sachs, who met while working on robot AI using deep learning. Its deployed factory robots also collect visual-motor data for training.

Cassie is a palletizing system that handles boxes up to 42 pounds and reaches rates up to eight cycles per minute, while the product page separately claims up to 14 cases per minute. It can read pallet specifications from a clipboard or PDF, execute SKU changeover in seconds, and train line workers to operate the system in about 15 minutes. Source

Tutor lists Cassie pricing starting at $14 per hour, with customers paying only for hours used or engaging fleets through per-pick pricing. The RaaS package includes hardware, software, maintenance, 24/7 remote support, and field service. Source

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