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Whelix

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Mito Robotics (now branded Whelix) builds AI-powered robotic platforms for end-to-end cell culture automation in life science labs. The Associan system runs complete cell-culture workflows autonomously around the clock, guided by Willow, an AI agent that plans, monitors, and executes protocols. The Teknician desktop platform provides AI-guided liquid handling, imaging, and protocol execution. The company targets academic and biopharma research settings.

HeadquartersBoston, US
Founded2023
Corporate funding$1M
TeamNot listed
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StagePre-Seed
FoundersBingda Li (Co-Founder), Xinyu Wang (Co-Founder)
Regions servedUS
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-28
XNot listed
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinelab

Associan

  • Autonomous 24/7 cell-culture workflow execution guided by Willow AI agent

    End-to-end robotic cell-culture automation with AI scheduling and monitoring

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Machinelab

Teknician

  • Desktop platform for AI-guided liquid handling, imaging, and protocol execution

    Bench-top robotic automation system for lab scientists

    Claim source
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordDraper Associates
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2024-01-01Raised $1M pre-seed from Draper Associates to develop AI robotic cell culture platformsTechnical.ly
2023-01-01Mito Robotics founded by Bingda Li and Xinyu Wang at Carnegie Mellon University to automate cell culture for life science labsMassRobotics
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Source ledger

3 unique public sources