Google, Microsoft, SpaceX, and Relativity
Mehr has spent his career at the intersection of manufacturing and artificial intelligence. After working at Google and Microsoft, he joined SpaceX in 2014 as a software and control engineer.1
In 2016 he was part of the founding team at Relativity Space, the Long Beach company that 3D prints rockets, but grew frustrated with bottlenecks in metal 3D printing.1
Machina Labs
In 2019 Mehr co-founded Machina Labs with Babak Raeisinia to form metal with AI-guided robots instead of dies. He has said the company is building factories that can be reconfigured through software alone.1
He led the $124 million Series C in February 2026, which funds a large factory that will first produce missile structures and airframes.2,3
The world's most advanced designs are being held back by 20th-century factories.Machina Labs Series C announcement, February 2026
Links
Sources
- dot.LA, Inside Machina Labs, the AI robotics startup that wants to transform manufacturing, accessed November 4, 2026
- Machina Labs, Machina Labs raises $124 million, February 2026, accessed November 4, 2026
- Axios, Exclusive: Machina Labs plots huge robo-factory with $124 million raise, February 4, 2026, accessed November 4, 2026
Photo: Machina Labs website.
