Physical AI Team

Shared Hardware. Real Robotics Progress.

Access partner-hosted robots, practical mentorship, and a builder-first network to move from simulation to deployment.

Two builders working with a humanoid robot in the lab

Two builders working with a humanoid robot in the lab

50+

Robots in fleet

4

Partner companies

5

Hackathons hosted

300+

Community members supported

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Collaboration Partners

Core partners opening infrastructure, mentorship, and build pathways for teams working on embodied AI.

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OpenDroids

Open Droids designs, manufactures, develops, and integrates custom robotics solutions for industry transformation.

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Solo Tech

Solo Tech builds physical AI infrastructure to make real-world robotics development accessible to more builders.

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UFB logo

UFB

UFB is the first sports league for humanoid robots with a mission to expand robotics access and adoption.

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Utilitron

Utilitron builds modular industrial robotics and AI-powered control systems adaptable across industries.

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What we offer

Real Robotics Experience

Hardware access, technical mentorship, and a high-signal builder community designed for teams shipping in the physical world.

Execution-oriented support
Hardware Access
Hardware Access

Get direct, scheduled time on real robots

Direct access to partner hardware and data-collection environments for teams shipping embodied systems.

  • 50+ Hugging Face LeRobot arms
  • 20+ mobile robots from Boston Dynamics, Unitree, RealMan, and Booster
  • MoCap room, exoskeleton, and other data-collection equipment and environments
Mentorship
Mentorship

Hands-on guidance from experienced operators

People mentoring your team have direct experience building and deploying these stacks in real robotics workflows.

  • Reinforcement Learning & Simulation: Isaac Sim and MuJoCo
  • Vision-Language-Action Models: Physical Intelligence and NVIDIA Groot
  • World Models: World Labs and NVIDIA Cosmos
Community
Community

Build with peers, not in isolation

Collaborate with serious builders through project loops, shared reviews, and cross-company execution support.

  • Private Discord channels and partner roles
  • Project reviews and technical working sessions
  • Cross-company collaboration pathways

Join the Member Network

Unlock private collaboration channels, partner Discord roles, curated research briefings, access pathways to high-end hardware, and practical project execution support.

Closed Discord channels and partner roles

Mentorship access with experienced operators

Guaranteed access pathways to Hugging Face-level robot hardware

Project collaboration and custom hardware procurement support

Hackathons and Events

Funding the Commons: Intelligence at Frontier

Current event

Funding the Commons: Intelligence at Frontier

Curated in-person build sprint focused on frontier intelligence with Funding the Commons and Protocol Labs.

Frontier Tower, San Francisco · March 14-15, 2026

Partner: Protocol Labs

Past events

Stanford TreeHacks

Past event

Stanford TreeHacks

TreeHacks community showcase featuring humans and humanoids building real-world robotics systems.

Stanford / Bay Area · February 15, 2026

Partner: TreeHacks

FAQ

Who can apply?

Founders, researchers, students, and engineers building in robotics or embodied AI can apply for review.

What does a subscription include?

Paid members get private Discord access, partner server roles, private newsletter access, mentorship channels, and one hour at a Hugging Face lab station in a partner location.

How are Discord roles granted?

After payment, members connect Discord once via OAuth and roles are synced automatically across partner servers where the bot is installed.

Can new partners join from other cities?

Yes. We are actively onboarding partners willing to open hardware access and support local community collaboration.

Final call to action

Unlock a Real Robot. Start Building.

Join now or submit your project for hardware and mentorship review.