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The UMI Effect: Why Robotics Companies Are Building the Data Collector First
September 15, 2026
From a handheld GoPro gripper to Sunday’s Skill Capture Glove, Reward AI’s Omnibody Hand and X Square’s TwinDEX, a growing school of robot development starts with the device humans use to teach the machine.
Beyond the Viral Demo: Sunday Robotics Claims 99.1% Zero-Shot Success in Laundry Folding with ACT-2
August 4, 2026
Sunday Robotics has unveiled ACT-2, a new foundation model that achieves unprecedented reliability in unstructured home environments, establishing laundry folding as the company’s first fully generalized "Solve."
Watch: Inside Sunday Robotics’ Mission to Move Beyond the "Viral Demo"
March 14, 2026
Following its $165 million Series B, Sunday Robotics opens its lab doors to show how it’s scaling the "Memo" robot—from 3D-printed prototypes and "cutemaxxing" design briefs to a 3,000-person beta waitlist.
Sunday Robotics Raises $165M to Transition from Demos to Real-World Deployment
March 12, 2026
With a new $1.15 billion valuation, Sunday Robotics is doubling down on its "data-first" philosophy, aiming to ship its Memo robot to households by Thanksgiving.
The Dishwasher Wars: Figure Fires Back at Sunday Robotics with Glassware Demo
January 28, 2026
After Sunday Robotics CEO Tony Zhao critiqued Figure’s dishwasher demonstration for only using plastic, Figure CEO Brett Adcock responded with a new video of the Figure 03 handling delicate glassware.
Design Around the Data: Sunday Robotics Reveals Why They Built 100 Gloves Before One Robot
December 4, 2025
In an exclusive interview with Scott Walter, Sunday Robotics leadership reveals the "data-first" engineering philosophy that led to Memo, confirming the robot was designed around the training pipeline rather than the other way around.
'Early FSD Energy': Why Top Tesla Talent Is Migrating to Sunday Robotics
November 29, 2025
As Sunday Robotics emerges from stealth, a wave of senior engineers from Tesla's Autopilot and Optimus teams have confirmed their defection, citing a desire to return to the rapid innovation culture of early autonomy.
Sunday Robotics Founders on the "GPT Moment" for Physical AI and Breaking the Data Bottleneck
November 23, 2025
In a new interview, Tony Zhao and Cheng Chi detail their "data-first" philosophy, the end of teleoperation, and why they believe the industry is stuck between "GPT" and "ChatGPT."
The Appliance vs. The Android: Sunday and 1X Bet on Opposing Futures
November 20, 2025
Two California startups are racing to solve the household robot, but their approaches couldn''t be more different. We break down the great bifurcation between Sunday Robotics'' utilitarian "Memo" and 1X Technologies'' humanoid "Neo."
Sunday Unveils "Memo": A Wheeled, Domestic Robot That Learns From $200 Gloves
November 19, 2025
Sunday Robotics has revealed "Memo," a wheeled home robot powered by the "ACT-1" foundation model. Bypassing traditional teleoperation, the company is training its AI using human data captured via low-cost gloves, targeting a 2026 beta release.
Sunday Robotics' Third Teaser Reveals "In-House" Dual-Gripper and a Wheeled, Non-Humanoid Body
November 17, 2025
In its most significant reveal yet, Sunday Robotics'' third video shows a wheeled robot with a vertical lift. A custom, dual-gripper end-effector—built "entirely in-house"—is shown performing a complex two-glass pickup, revealing a "utility-first" strategy that's a major departure from the humanoid race.
Sunday Robotics' Second Teaser Reveals a Key Bet: A Simple Gripper Powered by a 'Full Stack' Brain
November 16, 2025
In a new daily video, Sunday Robotics shows a simple two-fingered claw handling a dishwasher tablet, suggesting its "mm level precision" comes from software, not complex hardware.
DeepMind, Tesla Vets Emerge From Stealth With ''Sunday Robotics,'' Backed by Conviction
November 15, 2025
A new Mountain View startup, Sunday Robotics, founded by ex-DeepMind and Tesla engineer Tony Zhao, is teasing a November 19 reveal. The company, which has been in stealth for 1.5 years and is backed by VC firm Conviction, is positioning its debut on par with the launch of the iPhone.
