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embodied AI and robotics platforms

Recent window: last 5.2 months (2026-04-24 → 2026-09-28), compared with the prior 5.2 months.

horizontal · 270 members · Data as of 2026-09-30

These products provide autonomous hardware, simulation environments, and training datasets designed for real-world robotics and physical automation. They are built for robotics engineers, industrial manufacturers, and AI researchers developing physical agents. This cluster is distinguished by its focus on grounding artificial intelligence in the physical world through hardware design, computer vision, and embodied manipulation.

Metrics

Stage
crowded
Recent count
186
Prior count
43
Total count
270
Momentum
300.00
Attention
0.49
Crowding
0.87
Concentration
0.83
Opportunity
0.45

Opportunity components

Attention
0.49
Low crowding
0.13
Momentum (normalized)
1.00
Low concentration
0.17

Monthly trajectory

Source split

github
94 (0.51)
hn
27 (0.15)
ph
22 (0.12)
yc
43 (0.23)

Dominant source: github · Divergence: 0.39

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Members

Name Source Upvotes ▲ Launched
tachyroute GITHUB 11 2026-09-24
Robocurve — Real-World Evaluations of Physical AI YC 11 2026-08-27
Spine AI HN 11 2025-11-09
ei GITHUB 11 2026-09-30
Synphony - Automating Agriculture With Robots YC 11 2026-05-21
Waddle Labs - Agents that control robots YC 11 2026-07-27
Self-Teacher-Context-Design GITHUB 11 2026-09-24
Praxis AI - Training Data for Robotics YC 11 2026-08-06
Survey-AI-for-3D-modeling-Robotics GITHUB 11 2026-09-24
AI Facial Attractiveness Model Aligned with Human Preferences HN 11 2026-09-20
ha-mindclip GITHUB 11 2026-09-11
morphometric GITHUB 11 2026-09-25
Mr_Robot GITHUB 12 2026-09-27
Drift GITHUB 12 2026-09-21
Pipeline and datasets for data-centric AI on real-world floor plans HN 12 2026-02-05
Confluence Labs: an AI research lab focused on learning efficiency YC 12 2026-02-23
Neuron Industries: The world's first purpose built industrial controller for AI YC 12 2026-07-24
MIRA HN 12 2026-07-07
robolings GITHUB 12 2026-09-29
ManiLoop GITHUB 12 2026-09-16
Eden - Autonomous Services for Humanity YC 12 2026-05-27
assignments GITHUB 12 2026-09-23
mnist-from-scratch-to-pytorch GITHUB 13 2026-09-13
Parametric: RL for Robotics YC 13 2025-11-12
HLabs: US-made robot actuators and electronics YC 13 2026-03-10
LLM-OWASP-LAB GITHUB 13 2026-09-16
Avea Robotics - The human-in-the-loop system for robots YC 13 2026-06-01
trashcan GITHUB 14 2026-09-23
MOVEdot: AI Agents for Hardware Engineering YC 14 2025-11-06
Browse 61 3D Printable Robots HN 14 2026-05-14
autoresearch-skills GITHUB 14 2026-09-28
Intro-A-ML GITHUB 14 2026-09-09
REV1 - Automating engineering drawings for Mechanical Engineers YC 15 2026-02-02
Grip - Robotics for Waste Management YC 15 2026-08-19
GaugeVLM GITHUB 15 2026-09-20
book-data-structures-ai GITHUB 15 2026-09-13
world-pose-fall-intelligence GITHUB 15 2026-09-24
robot-learning-fieldbook GITHUB 15 2026-09-11
🤖 General Trajectory - A Foundation Model for Humanoid Robots YC 15 2026-01-05
Squid 🦑 AI-powered grid planning in your browser YC 15 2026-01-28
jumper-design GITHUB 15 2026-09-26
General Astronautics — Robots for Space YC 15 2026-02-26
Nori: The $1688 humanoid robot YC 16 2026-08-20
mind GITHUB 16 2026-09-21
Avea Robotics - Control robots from ANYWHERE in the world YC 16 2026-05-20
OmniJev GITHUB 16 2026-09-22
awesome-longitudinal-ai-agents GITHUB 16 2026-09-11
Prototyping.io - Autonomous Manufacturing for Mechanical Parts YC 16 2026-05-07
CAP GITHUB 16 2026-09-11
83 Sciences: Materials discovery from the ~90% of experimental data that never gets published YC 16 2026-08-03