About Us
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Why Guild?
Historically, guilds maintained and elevated craft standards such as metalsmithing, architecture, and shipbuilding. As robotics and AI mature from research to industrial craft, the industry needs an organization that sets quality standards, shares techniques, connects practitioners, ensures ethical practice, and represents the craft globally.
IMG embodies this philosophy for the 21st century's most transformative technologies.
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Leadership
Daniel Theobald
Founder, Builder, Farmer, Investor, and Robotics Pioneer
Daniel is a proven founder with a multi-decade track record of building and scaling real-world technologies across robotics, automation, and agriculture. He is the Chairman of The Founders Guild, advancing a mission to improve financial outcomes and quality of life by supporting founders and the ecosystems powering tomorrow’s enterprises. He is the Founder of Vecna Robotics, a global leader in intelligent material-handling automation and autonomous mobile robots deployed across manufacturing, supply chain, and logistics operations worldwide.
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Issued Patents in Robotics and Autonomous Systems
30+
Patents
Pending
20+
Years Partnering with DARPA, Department of Defense, NASA, NIH, and USDA
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Hertz Foundation Recognition for Contributions to the Robotics Field
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