robotics simulation and embodied AI

Recent window: last 5.2 months (2026-04-27 → 2026-10-03), compared with the prior 5.2 months.

horizontal · 89 members · Data as of 2026-10-06

These products offer simulation environments, foundation models, and hardware control frameworks for robotic manipulation and locomotion. They are built for robotics researchers, AI engineers, and hardware developers training autonomous physical systems. Unlike pure software agent or digital animation tooling, this cluster centers on real-world physics, spatial reasoning, and robot actuation.

Metrics

Stage: heating
Recent count: 75
Prior count: 9
Total count: 89
Momentum: 300.00
Attention: 0.45
Crowding: 0.33
Concentration: 0.83
Opportunity: 0.57

Opportunity components

Attention: 0.45
Low crowding: 0.67
Momentum (normalized): 1.00
Low concentration: 0.17

Source split

github: 53 (0.71)
hn: 6 (0.08)
ph: 6 (0.08)
yc: 10 (0.13)

Dominant source: github · Divergence: 0.63

Similar niches

embodied AI and robotics automation (0.79)
interactive graphics and game development tools (0.64)
industrial automation and robotics (0.62)
autonomous robotics and physical systems (0.60)
computational geometry and spatial algorithms (0.57)
memory architectures for ai agents (0.55)
3d modeling and visualization tools (0.55)
autonomous agent frameworks and benchmarks (0.55)

Monthly trajectory

Members

Name	Source	Upvotes ▲	Launched
EasyPPO	GITHUB	15	2026-09-29
General Astronautics — Robots for Space	YC	15	2026-02-26
jumper-design	GITHUB	15	2026-09-26
🤖 General Trajectory - A Foundation Model for Humanoid Robots	YC	15	2026-01-05
Avea Robotics - Control robots from ANYWHERE in the world	YC	16	2026-05-20
RawVLA	GITHUB	16	2026-10-02
Nori: The $1688 humanoid robot	YC	16	2026-08-20
CAP	GITHUB	16	2026-09-11
MotionPosterior	GITHUB	17	2026-09-23
FreeStyle-Control-Center	GITHUB	17	2026-10-04
Astra-on-RoboMME	GITHUB	19	2026-09-21
toporetarget_reimp	GITHUB	21	2026-09-10
ULTRA	GITHUB	23	2026-09-25
HYBRD: Get faster & stronger	YC	24	2025-11-13
Grounded-Action-Model	GITHUB	25	2026-09-22
HINT	GITHUB	26	2026-09-18
care	GITHUB	26	2026-09-17
I made a vertical-pedalling bike with a novel drivetrain [video]	HN	26	2026-05-07
WB-WAM-Official	GITHUB	28	2026-09-25
clawd-conduit	GITHUB	33	2026-09-09
JEPLO	GITHUB	34	2026-09-12
jumper	GITHUB	34	2026-09-28
Motus2	GITHUB	35	2026-09-11
open-beni	GITHUB	37	2026-09-24
RoboJEV	GITHUB	44	2026-09-20
OMEGA-0	GITHUB	45	2026-09-29
ocbench	GITHUB	45	2026-10-05
cs2-movement-issue-bhop	GITHUB	48	2026-09-27
CustomDance	GITHUB	48	2026-09-15
InJepa	GITHUB	50	2026-09-27
Soft Body Jiggle Physics	HN	52	2026-06-01
Godot-Locomotion	GITHUB	52	2026-09-25
jev-libero	GITHUB	63	2026-09-19
flux-action	GITHUB	87	2026-09-23
dexterous-astra	GITHUB	93	2026-09-17
dopa-drill	GITHUB	205	2026-09-27
JevHarness	GITHUB	251	2026-09-21
Microduck	PH	291	2026-08-28
Piggy Robotics - Humanoid robots	YC	753	2025-11-21