Robot hand company settles Tesla trade secret suit and announces $11M raise
Key takeaways
- Jay Li doesn t recommend getting sued by Tesla if you re trying to get a startup off the ground.
- I think it s kind of like a resilience test, or pressure test, he told Tech Crunch in an exclusive interview.
- Li, who was a technical lead on Tesla s Optimus humanoid robot program, was accused by his former employer last year of absconding with trade secrets to start Proception.
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Jay Li doesn t recommend getting sued by Tesla if you re trying to get a startup off the ground. But he does think his company, Proception, might be better off for having endured the experience.
I think it s kind of like a resilience test, or pressure test, he told Tech Crunch in an exclusive interview. People say that what doesn t kill you makes you stronger, right?
Li, who was a technical lead on Tesla s Optimus humanoid robot program, was accused by his former employer last year of absconding with trade secrets to start Proception. But after months of trading legal blows, he finally reached a settlement with Tesla, which dismissed the lawsuit earlier this month. (Tesla did not respond to a request for comment.)