mundane

TOKYO IS MUNDANE

mundane is life

mundane is life

life is mundane

@bmptrsn @summerhacksca @akatoshouse @nomnomburger_ this is so mundane @nomnomburger_

@summerhacksca @mundanebot @akatoshouse this is so beautiful man @nomnomburger_

Come to our Socratica Symposium After Hours party this Sunday! We're partnering with @mundanebot to bring you a night of food, drinks, and fun (live DJ included) at @akatoshouse. Waterloo builders welcome. 🪅 Sign up here: luma.com/8lw6pgqf

see you on sundane

We’re excited to welcome Jeff Epstein to the mundane Advisory Board. Jeff is a seasoned technology executive, board member, and advisor with deep expertise in finance, corporate governance, and scaling global businesses. He previously served as CFO of Oracle and is now an Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, where he works closely with founders and leadership teams across high-growth technology companies. Jeff has served on the boards of multiple public and private companies, guiding teams through periods of rapid growth, transformation, and long-term value creation. Jeff’s experience building durable, well-governed organizations from early scale to global operations will be invaluable as Mundane continues to grow.

We’re thrilled to welcome Professor Mark Cutkosky to the mundane Advisory Board! Professor Cutkosky is a world-leading expert in robotics and haptics, and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, where he leads the Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Lab (BDML). His research spans haptic interfaces, robotic manipulation, and bio-inspired design, with a long track record of translating fundamental research into real-world systems. Professor Cutkosky's perspective at the intersection of touch, perception, and intelligent machines will be invaluable as Mundane continues to push the boundaries of human sensory capabilities.

it's been a year of ups and downs, but hopefully we have made it on to santa's nice list... merry christmas to all from the mundane team! 🎅 🌲 🤖

thanks @sundayrobotics & @tonyzzhao, we couldn't have said it better ourselves

🚫 no blue light welcome in the mundane hq ☢️ the team is locked in with their branded blue light blockers disclaimer: this post is not sponsored by celsius, our new intern has just been grinding recently

@hausman_k according to one of the coffee snobs in our office, that form is way off but from the rest of us, nice job!

We developed a general recipe that allows VLAs to improve from experience. RL is back. (yes, this is 13 hours of coffee making)

@TheHumanoidHub aint no way that thing will live in harmony with humanity

Another humanoid robotics startup, Norway-based Physical Robotics, is out of stealth. The company was founded by Phuong Nguyen, a co-founder of Halodi Robotics (now rebranded as 1X Technologies). He was Chief Science Officer at Halodi for eight years, leading the development of the EVE robot. The new company's mission is to “create a generation of robots that live in harmony with humans in the physical world, enhancing the quality of human life.” Last week, the company announced the closing of a $4 million seed round. Here's the upper body concept of their humanoid, the π robot.

if there's a boring task in your neighbourhood who ya gonna call? #mundanebusters 👻 #ghostpost #halloween #cringe

@Grummz neo is not dead but it will wake people up to some harsh realities about robot learning thankfully we have been thinking about this for quite a while...

And just like that, Neo is dead. WSJ does a video interview and demo. Guess what, in the demo its 100% remote operated. Yep, you gotta let a call center into your house, watching everything you do, and have it remote control your "robot" to get anything done. Nobody will accept this.

@MKBHD if only there was a company that was building humanoids that were actually useful from their first deployment oh wait

So to be clear, this is a preorder for a humanoid home robot that will cost $20,000 or $500/month when it (maybe) ships next year, and currently is not finished. Joanna Stern got to do a demo in its current state, and 100% of its actions are tele-operated (youtu.be/f3c4mQty_so?si…) I see this as more of a hype reel for a thing that they're hoping to be able to make someday... which is becoming SO common with products these days

@adcock_brett respect for saying the quiet part out loud. so many companies are feigning autonomy when in reality they are so far away we're solving this problem btw

It’s true - everyone is talking about manufacturing, but that’s not sizing the timeline The ~100× harder problem is solving general robotics - building a robot that’s truly autonomous and general-purpose It’s hard for the public to see real progress when most humanoids today are actually teleoperated behind the scenes without disclosure - basically a “self-driving” car secretly steered by a remote driver. Consumers can’t tell the difference between full autonomy and a human puppet. I really hope this stops as it’s peak deception and is harming the entire industry Our focus is on full autonomy; it’s incredibly difficult but a tractable problem. It’s the only path to a sci-fi future Solve general robotics, and you win

stuck in china for a conference? no problem we stay grinding around the clock the sun never sets on mundane #notalabdemo

cheeky of these guys to characterise mundane as "retail" robots when in reality we are figure + pi + nvidia + spacex combined so far off the scent🤣 #notalabdemo

@adcock_brett do you even have a real factory? lets see botq in action🤥🤣