robotics simulation and embodied AI
Recent window: last 5.2 months (2026-04-27 → 2026-10-03), compared with the prior 5.2 months.
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.
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 |