Tao Zhu, founder of Torque

$52M · Emerged from stealth

Torque

Torque emerges from stealth with $52M to put agentic control on the factory floor

  • Physical AI
  • Robotics
  • Industrial Agents

Torque builds Physical AI agents that interpret plant telemetry, propose machine adjustments, and coordinate human technicians across cell-level robotics without a separate dashboard for every line.

Tao Zhu · ex-Cruise

“We do not sell another twin that only visualizes downtime. We sell closed work orders on the floor.”

— Founder

“American industrial capacity needs software that finishes the loop — copilots do not retool a line.”

— Katherine Boyle · a16z American Dynamism