Uber Co-founder Travis Kalanick Launches Robotics Firm Atoms; X Thread Details Post-2017 Journey

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Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Unveils Robotics Firm Atoms; X Thread Goes Viral

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Storyboard•14-03-2026, 12:41

Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Unveils Robotics Firm Atoms; X Thread Goes Viral

•Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick launched Atoms, a new robotics firm focused on automation for industries like food, mining, and transportation.
•Atoms integrates Kalanick’s ghost-kitchen venture CloudKitchens and aims to develop a "wheelbase for robots" for industrial environments.
•Kalanick is close to acquiring Pronto.ai, an autonomous vehicle startup, where he is already the largest investor.
•An X thread by @kloss_xyz went viral, detailing Kalanick's career trajectory after his 2017 Uber departure.
•The venture signals Kalanick's renewed push into autonomous technologies, a core focus during his time at Uber.

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