Elysium Robotics develops high-dexterity robotic platforms and robotic hands that replace electric motors with muscle-like actuators based on dielectric elastomer technology. The company says its systems are intended for labor, automation, and consumer markets, with near-term use cases including repetitive industrial tasks such as fruit packing and machine tending, and longer-term applications in assembly, manufacturing, and prosthetics. Its website states that it received a $1 million DARPA Phase II SBIR award in April 2021. Rodrigo Alvarez-Icaza is the founder and CEO; a robotics profile also identifies co-founders, but the available sources do not consistently establish additional named executives. Pitch lists Elysium Robotics as founded in 2018 and based in Austin.