The NASA TechLeap Prize: Robotically Manipulated Payload Challenge is open! 🦾🤖 NASA Flight Opportunities seeks proposals for a payload that can be manipulated by a robotic arm in low Earth orbit. Phase 1 registration closes on July 29! Learn more:

Robotics Knowledge Quiz #06# Why is teleoperated human demonstration data so valuable for training robot manipulation? A. It's cheaper to collect than simulation B. It captures the timing and force of how humans correct a grasp mid-task C. It removes the need for any labeling D. It transfers to any robot with no adaptation Drop your answer below.

Robotics could reshape the global economy—and the balance of geopolitical power. At @RaiseSummit, leaders discuss why the race to build and manufacture robots is accelerating.

Robotics Knowledge Quiz #05# What makes human demonstration data uniquely valuable for training robotic manipulation -- compared to simulation data alone? A. Lower storage and collection cost B. It captures real-world variance: contact forces, material texture, and failure modes that simulators can only approximate C. It requires less labeling overhead D. It transfers directly across different robot form factors Drop your answer below. 👇

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Robotics is next. Both deal count and investment amounts are skyrocketing per pitchbook March data (source: a16z) Good thing is: the same AI DC exposure often has cross-exposure to humanoid ramp. Like DRAM/NAND with memory (on humanoid inference/storage) or DFB lasers with photonics (FMCW LiDAR vision/sensing). Right now most exposure is upstream component parts… or programs within large players like $AMZN or $TSLA. So global IPO season H2 into 2027 for pure play humanoids/robotics companies is going to be fun.

Robotics companies need training data that can't be scraped from the internet. Every motion sequence, grasp attempt, and navigation decision requires purpose-collected, human-labeled footage — verified to a standard where the output can actually be trusted in a physical environment. Codatta's Robotics frontier is where contributors build that dataset from the ground up. We've already open-sourced one: RoboManip-Traj-Demo — manipulation trajectories with fine-grained spatial and pose annotations, live on Hugging Face. Explore & download now 👇

Robotics is another industry running on SERV. @Roba_Labs compared SERV to Claude across 40 tasks on a Unitree G1 Humanoid: file edits, sim-to-real workflows, robotics asset packaging. "SERV matched Claude's output quality - and cut our AI costs by over 80%. That benchmark result changed our roadmap. serv-standard is now the default model in ROBA Studio." - Farid Hossain, founder of Roba Labs