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Our vision

Automating assembly by feel.

The last steps of manufacturing are still done by hand, because they are judged by touch. We give robots that sense, then build factories around them.

Route AC1P1C2S1

Wire harness routing, in simulation. Two arms seat a cable in two clips, wrap it around a post and plug it in, steering by fingertip force and reusing skills learned on earlier runs.

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Routes completed

01The gap

Factories automated everything rigid. What flexes, slips or clicks home is still done by hand.

02Why touch

Vision gets a robot to the part. Touch gets the job done.

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Origami grasp · SO-101 with tactile sensorResearch ↗

A part that slips when held too lightly and crushes when held too hard. Touch more than doubled success.

03Off the bench

Thin, flat, handed to a stranger. Live.

83/83Cards handed out

100% success in a live environment: our robot handing business cards to attendees at the Encord Long Horizon conference, Oct 2026.

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04Where we’re going

One platform. An everything factory for every sector.

Each factory builds any part in its sector to the customer’s drawing, from one prototype to production volume, with no dedicated line per part.

The platform

Tactile skinSensors built for the factory floor
Touch modelsFeel the click, catch the slip
OrchestratorForms a temporary line for each part, then reforms for the next

The factories

F—01Bay Area HarnessCables and wire harnessesTaking orders
F—02Actuator assemblyMotors, gearboxes, robot jointsIn development

05What it unlocks

Changeovers in softwareA new part needs new skills, not new fixtures.
Quality you can auditA force record for every placement.
Lights-out linesCells that run through the night.

06How a pilot works

One assembly step, on your line, in about three months.

  1. 01ScopeYou send parts or CAD and a video of the step today.
  2. Yield gate02Bench trialsWe prove the step on replica parts in our lab.
  3. Yield gate03Cell on your lineA working cell on your floor, judged against your yield target.
  4. 04ScaleMore cells once it holds that yield.
Built around your data requirements.Working on a regulated or defense program? We scope how data is handled with you before the pilot starts.

Show us the step your robots can see
but can’t finish.

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