ESTAT Actuation

Electroadhesive clutches & brakes for robotics — 10x lighter, 1000x more efficient

Pittsburgh, PA, USAFounded 2019 estat.techFrontier Technology

Deep TechRoboticsCMU EcosystemUSA

About

ESTAT builds paper-thin clutches that use static electricity to lock and unlock surfaces — enabling robot designs previously impossible in mobile robotics, wearable robots, safety equipment, and manufacturing. Featured among "50 AI Robotics Companies to Watch." Exhibiting at Automate 2025 and 2026. Stanford University using ESTAT clutches in energy-recycling actuator research.

Notable

CMU Robotics ecosystem origin. 2 US patents. CCO described company as being at "hockey stick moment" (Automate 2025).

Founders

Stuart Diller

CEO & Co-Founder (PhD, Carnegie Mellon)

Carmel Majidi

CTO & Co-Founder (CMU Professor)

Randy Eager

Co-Founder, Board Member (MBA, Pitt; Michigan State)

Co-investors & Accelerators

National Science Foundation (NSF)99 Tartans (CMU Alumni Angels)Creative Destruction Lab Plug and Play Tech Center Robotics Factory 412 Venture Fund Innovation WorksTSVC, M7 Ace Neo, Reinforced Ventures

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This represents a personal angel investment by Dr. Rahul and Netra Walawalkar. It does not constitute a WE LLP advisory engagement, firm-level investment, or investment recommendation.