embodied AI and robotics platforms

Recent window: last 5.3 months (2026-04-28 → 2026-10-05), compared with the prior 5.3 months.

horizontal · 218 members · Data as of 2026-10-08

These products provide datasets, simulation environments, foundation models, and autonomous hardware for embodied intelligence and physical automation. They are built for robotics engineers, AI researchers, and industrial automation teams developing smart machines. Unlike general software AI agent tools, this cluster specifically focuses on physical-world perception, robotics control, and multimodal training pipelines.

Metrics

Stage: crowded
Recent count: 158
Prior count: 28
Total count: 218
Momentum: 300.00
Attention: 0.49
Crowding: 0.76
Concentration: 0.84
Opportunity: 0.47

Opportunity components

Attention: 0.49
Low crowding: 0.24
Momentum (normalized): 1.00
Low concentration: 0.16

Source split

github: 82 (0.52)
hn: 17 (0.11)
ph: 26 (0.16)
yc: 33 (0.21)

Dominant source: github · Divergence: 0.41

Similar niches

robotics simulation and embodied AI tools (0.79)
embodied AI and autonomous robotics (0.66)
industrial automation and robotics (0.64)
memory systems for AI agents (0.63)
interactive graphics and game development tools (0.63)
3d modeling and generation tools (0.61)
developer tools for AI agents (0.60)
desktop AI assistants and agent platforms (0.59)

Monthly trajectory

Members

Name	Source	Upvotes ▼	Launched
Luel: The Marketplace for Multimodal Data	YC	766	2026-02-02
Awesome-Astra-Embodied-AI	GITHUB	758	2026-09-12
Dream-RSI	GITHUB	467	2026-09-13
Libra Robotics: Robots That Build Solar Farms Together	YC	374	2026-08-18
Valen	GITHUB	317	2026-09-23
Forge Robotics - The Future of Manufacturing	YC	284	2025-11-10
Allus AI — Vision Foundation Model for Manufacturing	YC	282	2025-11-10
jev-align	GITHUB	281	2026-09-19
Phyzical_org	GITHUB	258	2026-09-09
Pegasus 1.6 by TwelveLabs	PH	250	2026-10-07
δ Thesis: Building the frontier of AI discovery	YC	232	2025-11-11
embodied-jev	GITHUB	222	2026-09-20
Pavoot: Create event experiences that convert	YC	183	2026-05-06
Lightberry - Robots with Soul	YC	178	2025-11-04
Grok 4.5	PH	172	2026-07-27
ai-model-world	GITHUB	162	2026-09-17
skills	GITHUB	160	2026-09-19
hillclimb - Training data derived from human superintelligence	YC	155	2025-11-15
LongCat-2.0	PH	154	2026-07-07
llm-robotics-playground	GITHUB	149	2026-09-17
Ontora - The Discovery Layer for AI Transformation	YC	122	2026-06-08
Efference - Helping robots see like humans do	YC	122	2025-11-04
system1-agents	GITHUB	120	2026-09-22
system-design-trainer	GITHUB	110	2026-09-28
Moss: Real-time Semantic Search for Conversational AI	YC	107	2025-10-30
silver-tourism-digital-twin	GITHUB	90	2026-09-29
MathmoBench	GITHUB	88	2026-09-23
CirclePanel	PH	88	2026-10-05
Thinking Orbs	PH	83	2026-10-04
Hebbian Robotics - APIs for searching and analyzing Physical AI data at scale	YC	81	2026-08-09
How Stale Is Your AI? Release age and training cutoff for 20 models	HN	81	2026-09-16
ant-1	GITHUB	80	2026-09-12
Neuromorphic - Building an embodiment-agnostic “brain” that makes robots fast to deploy	YC	73	2026-08-10
Kodro	PH	72	2026-09-15
Simple-WAM	GITHUB	65	2026-09-28
neural-creator-dashboard	GITHUB	64	2026-10-06
Shiraz AI: Robots that learn on the job	YC	63	2026-08-12
Osseus: The intelligent development platform for robotics	YC	59	2026-08-11
Yondu AI ➡️ Enabling the robot workforce of the future	YC	58	2025-11-14
Awesome-Multimodal-Embodied-Agent	GITHUB	58	2026-09-10
awesome-rsi	GITHUB	56	2026-09-12
Video2World	GITHUB	55	2026-10-05
Dreamscale Labs: Running robot brains in the cloud	YC	51	2026-09-17
AIML-workshop	GITHUB	51	2026-09-20
Nova: The world’s most human-like AI interviewer	YC	47	2025-12-02
WorldPlay2	GITHUB	46	2026-09-28
InternW0-Delta	GITHUB	45	2026-09-24
star-projects	GITHUB	41	2026-09-22
Traverse - Data Research for the Non-Verifiable	YC	41	2026-03-06
fde-workbench	GITHUB	39	2026-09-28