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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

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Monthly trajectory

Members

Name Source Upvotes ▼ Launched
Piggy Robotics - Humanoid robots YC 753 2025-11-21
Microduck PH 291 2026-08-28
JevHarness GITHUB 251 2026-09-21
dopa-drill GITHUB 205 2026-09-27
dexterous-astra GITHUB 93 2026-09-17
flux-action GITHUB 87 2026-09-23
jev-libero GITHUB 63 2026-09-19
Soft Body Jiggle Physics HN 52 2026-06-01
Godot-Locomotion GITHUB 52 2026-09-25
InJepa GITHUB 50 2026-09-27
cs2-movement-issue-bhop GITHUB 48 2026-09-27
CustomDance GITHUB 48 2026-09-15
OMEGA-0 GITHUB 45 2026-09-29
ocbench GITHUB 45 2026-10-05
RoboJEV GITHUB 44 2026-09-20
open-beni GITHUB 37 2026-09-24
Motus2 GITHUB 35 2026-09-11
jumper GITHUB 34 2026-09-28
JEPLO GITHUB 34 2026-09-12
clawd-conduit GITHUB 33 2026-09-09
WB-WAM-Official GITHUB 28 2026-09-25
I made a vertical-pedalling bike with a novel drivetrain [video] HN 26 2026-05-07
care GITHUB 26 2026-09-17
HINT GITHUB 26 2026-09-18
Grounded-Action-Model GITHUB 25 2026-09-22
HYBRD: Get faster & stronger YC 24 2025-11-13
ULTRA GITHUB 23 2026-09-25
toporetarget_reimp GITHUB 21 2026-09-10
Astra-on-RoboMME GITHUB 19 2026-09-21
FreeStyle-Control-Center GITHUB 17 2026-10-04
MotionPosterior GITHUB 17 2026-09-23
Nori: The $1688 humanoid robot YC 16 2026-08-20
RawVLA GITHUB 16 2026-10-02
Avea Robotics - Control robots from ANYWHERE in the world YC 16 2026-05-20
CAP GITHUB 16 2026-09-11
🤖 General Trajectory - A Foundation Model for Humanoid Robots YC 15 2026-01-05
jumper-design GITHUB 15 2026-09-26
Grip - Robotics for Waste Management YC 15 2026-08-19
EasyPPO GITHUB 15 2026-09-29
General Astronautics — Robots for Space YC 15 2026-02-26
PRISM GITHUB 14 2026-09-30
WorldMotionModels GITHUB 14 2026-10-02
Sprout, a fun-sized, developer-ready humanoid robot HN 13 2026-01-27
robolings GITHUB 13 2026-09-29
Avea Robotics - The human-in-the-loop system for robots YC 13 2026-06-01
HLabs: US-made robot actuators and electronics YC 13 2026-03-10
Leet Robotics: Learn robotics and ROS2 with hands-on courses HN 12 2026-07-15
Avoidant-behavior-self-reflection-prompts GITHUB 12 2026-09-26
Mr_Robot GITHUB 12 2026-09-27
FlashDexRetarget GITHUB 12 2026-10-04