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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

Similar themes

Members

Name Source Upvotes ▲ Launched
Enact: post-training infrastructure for robotics models YC 16 2026-08-11
Why MultiAgentic Systems Struggle to Turn Data into Actions HN 16 2026-01-17
Envariant – The control layer for foundation models YC 17 2026-03-01
Is AI Dumber Today? An index of AI model experience from user's opinion HN 17 2026-08-14
QuantStudio GITHUB 17 2026-09-14
Burt - Train and Deploy Specialized Models YC 17 2026-02-02
Origami Robotics: Make AI to Learn Physical Skills Easier than Ever YC 17 2026-03-05
awesome-humanoid-ball-sports GITHUB 17 2026-09-25
Vision Lab: The Industrial Data Layer for Robotics YC 18 2026-03-23
One Robot - World models for robots YC 18 2026-02-25
I gave my robot physical memory HN 18 2026-03-09
benchboard GITHUB 18 2026-09-18
Astra-on-RoboMME GITHUB 19 2026-09-21
Awesome-World-Action-Models GITHUB 19 2026-09-12
AbInitio Bio - Frontier foundation models for biomanufacturing YC 19 2026-05-22
product-design-three-views GITHUB 19 2026-09-16
Largest public dataset of electronic circuit files HN 19 2025-12-18
Axial Composites Industries: Manufacturing Stronger Carbon Fiber Parts Faster YC 19 2025-11-10
Synthetic Sciences – AI Co-Scientists for End-to-End Scientific Research YC 20 2026-02-26
Axol - A dual-arm robot built for AI. YC 20 2026-06-10
SpatialSpeak-VLM GITHUB 20 2026-09-29
🦾 Cortex AI — Large-Scale Real-World Data for General-Purpose Robotics YC 20 2025-11-08
F4 - The GD&T Analysis Platform for Engineering Drawings YC 20 2026-03-25
CausalWM GITHUB 21 2026-09-16
PhAIL HN 21 2026-03-31
DataFlow-AgentMM GITHUB 21 2026-09-22
Awesome-Human-AI-Alignment GITHUB 22 2026-09-09
Spatial AI: Large datasets for robot foundation models YC 22 2025-11-17
robodiag-harness GITHUB 22 2026-09-14
Feldy: Field-first AI for home services and contractors. YC 22 2026-08-13
Standard Machines. Teaching AI to Design Advanced Chips. YC 22 2026-08-24
jumper GITHUB 22 2026-09-28
Drafted.ai - Design a Home Instantly Using AI YC 22 2026-05-29
RoboICL GITHUB 22 2026-09-19
Auto-Modeling-Skill GITHUB 23 2026-09-15
ULTRA GITHUB 23 2026-09-25
Pairio – Fix broken equipment in factories faster YC 23 2026-04-21
GLUE Robo: Lab automation layer for robots & instruments YC 24 2025-11-11
Matforge - AI Scientists to discover new semiconductor materials YC 25 2026-04-21
Grounded-Action-Model GITHUB 25 2026-09-22
Aha-Looped-Transformer GITHUB 25 2026-09-15
steer GITHUB 25 2026-09-11
Servo7 - Robots for Industry YC 26 2026-02-09
instinctual-memory GITHUB 26 2026-09-21
SR-Paper-List GITHUB 26 2026-09-09
HINT GITHUB 26 2026-09-18
care GITHUB 26 2026-09-17
MoonBridge-Release GITHUB 27 2026-09-26
WB-WAM-Official GITHUB 28 2026-09-25
Alloy · AI Prototyping for Product Managers YC 28 2025-10-29