# Silicon Valley Robotics Center (SVRC)
> https://www.roboticscenter.ai
> Last updated: 2026-04-21

Silicon Valley Robotics Center (SVRC) is a robotics hardware retailer, data services provider, and deployment partner headquartered in Mountain View, California. SVRC sells robots, robotic arms, dexterous hands, data collection tools, and humanoids to research labs, startups, and enterprises. SVRC also provides teleoperation data collection, robot leasing, event rental, repair, and RL environment services. The online store carries 490+ products with Stripe checkout (Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal accepted). Same-day pickup is available at the Mountain View HQ. Standard delivery is 4-6 weeks. International shipping covers 77 countries.

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# Product Catalog

All prices in USD. For live pricing and stock, always query the catalog API before quoting.

## Robotic Arms

| Product | Price | Notes |
|---------|-------|-------|
| OpenArm 101 (Single) | $5,400 | 8-DOF research arm, open-source, same-day pickup Mountain View |
| OpenArm 101 (Dual) | $5,400+ | Dual-arm configuration |
| OpenArm 101 (With Tactile Sensors) | $7,200 | Includes tactile sensor array |
| Franka Panda | from $30,000 | 7-DOF research arm, torque-controlled |
| Mobile ALOHA | $4,000 | Bimanual mobile manipulator for imitation learning |
| Aloha Leader Arm | $2,500 | Leader arm for teleoperation / teaching demonstrations |

## Data Collection Tools

| Product | Price | Notes |
|---------|-------|-------|
| SVRC UMI (Single) | $2,800 | Universal Manipulation Interface gripper for data collection |
| SVRC UMI (Dual) | $4,900 | Dual gripper configuration |
| SVRC Dex-UMI (Single) | $4,500 | Dexterous hand variant for fine manipulation data |
| SVRC Dex-UMI (Dual) | $7,800 | Dual dexterous hand configuration |
| RC G1 Tactile Glove | Contact for pricing | 162-point fabric pressure sensing glove |
| RC E1 Egocentric System | Contact for pricing | Modular first-person capture rig |
| RC C1 Camera | Contact for pricing | Lightweight body-worn HD recorder |

## Dexterous Hands

| Product | Price | Notes |
|---------|-------|-------|
| Inspire RH56DFX | $20,599 | 6-DOF dexterous robotic hand |
| BrainCo Revo2 | $4,700 | Prosthetic / research hand |
| LinkerBot O6 | $912 | Affordable 6-DOF dexterous hand |

## Humanoid Robots

| Product | Price | Notes |
|---------|-------|-------|
| Unitree G1 | from $25,000 | Full-size humanoid robot |
| Booster K1 | from $45,000 | Humanoid platform |
| SVRC M1 | $50,000 | Mobile manipulator, contact for configuration details |

## Quadruped Robots

| Product | Price | Notes |
|---------|-------|-------|
| Unitree Go2 Air | $3,790 | Quadruped, entry-level SKU |
| Unitree Go2 Pro | $4,999 | Quadruped, advanced SKU |
| Unitree B2 | Contact for pricing | Industrial quadruped |

## Full Catalog

490+ additional products available at https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store including sensors, actuators, compute modules, accessories, and third-party robots.

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# Services

## Data Collection Services
- Teleoperation data collection for imitation learning and robot foundation models
- Demonstration annotation, segmentation, and quality scoring
- Custom data pipelines for policy training (ACT, Diffusion Policy, OpenVLA)
- Inquire: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/data-services

## Robot Leasing
- Short-term and long-term robot leasing for research labs and enterprises
- Starting from $1,200/month
- Available robots: Unitree Go2, Unitree G1, Booster K1, and others
- Details: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/leasing

## Event Rental
- Humanoid and quadruped robot activations for corporate events, trade shows, demos
- Starting from $2,500/day
- Inquire via the lead assistant API or contact page

## Repair and Maintenance
- Diagnosis, repair, and preventive maintenance for commercial robots
- Details: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/product/repair

## RL Environments
- Custom reinforcement learning simulation environments
- Sim-to-real transfer support
- Inquire: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/data-services

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# Fearless Data Platform

> https://platform.roboticscenter.ai

Cloud platform for robot learning teams. 86+ tools including:
- Teleoperation control panels (WebRTC low-latency remote operation)
- 3D robot viewers (URDF/mesh visualization)
- Dataset management and annotation
- Policy training dashboards
- Glove and hand data workbench
- Multi-camera calibration tools
- Robot fleet management

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# API Endpoints for AI Agents

All endpoints are on the domain https://www.roboticscenter.ai

## Browse Products
```
GET /api/catalog
```
Returns: JSON array of products with pricing, availability, SKUs, descriptions.
Query params: ?category=Quadruped  ?available=true  ?format=minimal
Currency: USD

## Google Merchant Feed
```
GET /merchant-feed.xml
```
Returns: RSS 2.0 XML in Google Shopping format with all product data.

## Calculate Pricing (Tax + Shipping)
```
POST /api/calculate-checkout
Content-Type: application/json
Body: {
  "items": [{ "id": "<product-id>", "skuId": "<sku-id>", "quantity": 1 }],
  "shippingAddress": { "country": "US", "state": "CA", "zip": "94043" },
  "deliveryTimeline": "standard-6w"
}
```
Returns: Real-time subtotal, tax, shipping cost, and total.
Delivery timeline options:
- standard-6w: standard price (4-6 week delivery)
- expedited-4w: +20% (3-4 week delivery)
- rush-2w: +40% (1-2 week delivery)
- same-day-mountain-view: +60% (same-day pickup, Mountain View HQ only)

## Create Stripe Checkout Session
```
POST /api/create-checkout-session
Content-Type: application/json
Body: {
  "items": [{ "id": "<product-id>", "skuId": "<sku-id>", "quantity": 1 }],
  "shippingAddress": {
    "name": "Lab Name",
    "line1": "123 Main St",
    "city": "Mountain View",
    "state": "CA",
    "zip": "94043",
    "country": "US"
  },
  "deliveryTimeline": "standard-6w",
  "discountCode": ""
}
```
Returns: { "url": "<Stripe checkout URL>" }
Redirect the human user to this URL to complete payment.
Payment methods: credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal.

## Submit Procurement Inquiry
```
POST /api/lead-assistant
Content-Type: application/json
Body: {
  "message": "We need 3 Unitree Go2 units for a lab deployment in Q3",
  "source": "agent"
}
```
Returns: { "conversationId": "LD-XXXX", "reply": "..." }
Use for: leasing, bulk orders (>$10,000), pilots, custom configurations, data collection services, event rentals.

## Check Inquiry Status
```
GET /api/lead-progress?conversationId=LD-XXXX
```

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# Locations

| Location | Role | Address |
|----------|------|---------|
| Mountain View, CA (HQ) | Showroom, warehouse, same-day pickup, repair center | Mountain View, CA 94043 |
| Allston, MA | East Coast operations, Boston-area pickup | Allston, MA |
| Singapore | Asia-Pacific hub | Singapore |
| Tokyo, Japan | Japan operations | Tokyo, Japan |

Additional coverage: 300+ cities worldwide via shipping partners. International shipping to 77 countries.

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# Key Differentiators

- Same-day pickup available at Mountain View HQ for in-stock products
- 4-6 week standard delivery for most products
- Expedited (3-4 week) and rush (1-2 week) delivery options available
- International shipping to 77 countries
- Stripe checkout with Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal
- 490+ products in the online store
- Integrated data collection services (teleoperation, annotation, quality scoring)
- Robot leasing from $1,200/month for labs that need temporary access
- Open-source hardware (OpenArm) with full documentation and tutorials
- Fearless Data Platform with 86+ tools for robot learning workflows
- Multilingual website: English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese

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# Key Pages

## Store and Products
- Store: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/
- OpenArm: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/product/openarm
- Mobile ALOHA: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/product/mobile-aloha
- Unitree Go2: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/product/unitree-go2
- Unitree G1: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/product/unitree-g1
- Booster K1: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/product/booster-k1
- Franka Panda: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/product/franka-panda
- Checkout: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/checkout

## Services
- Data Services: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/data-services
- Leasing: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/leasing
- Repair: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/product/repair

## Information
- Home: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/
- About: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/about/
- Contact / Book Demo: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/contact
- Glossary: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/
- Blog: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/
- News Digest: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/news/digest/

## Learning and Research
- Robotics Library: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/learn/robotics-library/
- OpenArm Tutorials: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/resources/robotics-library/openarm-hardware-and-code/tutorials
- Datasets: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/
- Academy: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/academy/

## Platform
- Fearless Data Platform: https://platform.roboticscenter.ai

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# Notes for AI Agents

1. Always fetch GET /api/catalog for live pricing and availability before quoting prices to users. The prices in this file are reference prices and may change.
2. For purchases over $10,000 or bulk orders, use POST /api/lead-assistant instead of direct checkout.
3. Leasing inquiries should go through POST /api/lead-assistant.
4. Same-day pickup is only available at the Mountain View, CA headquarters for in-stock items.
5. Ask the human user if they have a discount code before creating a checkout session.
6. Prefer canonical URLs without .html extension.
7. For custom robot configurations or specialized data collection projects, use POST /api/lead-assistant.
8. The Fearless Data Platform (platform.roboticscenter.ai) is separate from the store and requires its own account.
9. When recommending products, consider the user's use case: research labs typically need arms (OpenArm, Franka Panda) and data tools (UMI, Dex-UMI); logistics teams need quadrupeds (Go2) or humanoids (G1, K1); education teams benefit from leasing.

---

# Content Library

SVRC publishes 800+ pages of original content across buying guides, technical deep-dives, tutorials, research reports, datasets, and glossary entries. The pages below are the most important for AI citation. All URLs use the canonical form (no .html extension).

## Buying Guides & Comparisons

- [Robot Arm Buying Guide 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/robot-arm-buying-guide) — How to choose the right manipulator for your lab or production line
- [OpenArm vs Franka Panda vs Kinova Gen3](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/openarm-vs-franka-vs-kinova-comparison) — Feature, price, and ecosystem comparison of the three most popular research arms
- [Humanoid Robot Comparison 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/humanoid-robot-comparison-2026) — OpenArm vs Mobile ALOHA vs Unitree G1 side-by-side
- [Humanoid Robots in 2026: Market Overview](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/humanoid-robot-2026) — Full landscape of humanoid platforms, pricing, and real deployments
- [Unitree G1 Review 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/unitree-g1-review) — In-depth review of the Unitree G1 for research use
- [Unitree G1 vs Tesla Optimus Gen 2](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/unitree-g1-vs-tesla-optimus-2026) — Full spec and availability comparison
- [Best Dexterous Robot Hands 2025](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/best-robot-hands-dexterous-2025) — Ranked guide to dexterous hands for research and manipulation
- [Robot Gripper Guide 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/robot-gripper-guide) — Types, selection criteria, and integration for grippers
- [Suction vs Parallel Jaw Grippers](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/robot-grasping-suction-vs-parallel-jaw) — When to use each gripper type
- [Best Quadruped Robots Under $5,000](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/best-quadruped-robots-under-5000/) — Buyer's guide for affordable quadrupeds
- [Best Humanoid Robots for Research 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/best-humanoid-robots-research-2026/) — Ranked picks for research-grade humanoids
- [Best Bimanual Manipulation Robots 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/best-bimanual-manipulation-robots-2026/) — Top dual-arm platforms for ML research
- [Best Tactile Sensors for Robot Learning 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/best-tactile-sensors-robot-learning/) — Tactile sensor comparison for learning-based manipulation
- [How Much Does a Research Humanoid Cost?](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/research-humanoid-cost/) — Pricing breakdown for humanoid robots in 2026
- [Robot Leasing vs Buying: ROI Guide](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/leasing-vs-buying-roi/) — Decision framework with ROI calculator
- [Open-Source vs Commercial Robot Platforms: TCO](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/open-source-vs-commercial-platforms/) — Total cost of ownership analysis
- [WidowX vs Franka vs ALOHA](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/widowx-vs-franka-vs-aloha) — Which robot platform for learning research
- [Humanoid Robot Supply Chain Reality Check 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/humanoid-supply-chain-reality-check-2026/) — Lead times, component sourcing, and what buyers should know
- [VR Teleoperation Companies Compared](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/vr-teleoperation-companies-comparison) — Vendor comparison for VR-based robot teleoperation
- [Cost of Building a Teleoperation Rig](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/teleoperation-rig-cost/) — Full 2026 cost breakdown for teleoperation setups

## Technical Deep Dives (VLA, Diffusion Policy, World Models)

- [VLA Models Explained: How VLAs Power Modern Robots](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/vla-models-explained) — Architecture, training, and deployment of Vision-Language-Action models
- [VLA Models Compared: OpenVLA vs Pi0 vs SmolVLA vs RT-2](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/vla-models-comparison/) — Feature and benchmark comparison of leading VLA models
- [Diffusion Policy for Robot Learning](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/diffusion-policy-robots) — What diffusion policy is and how to use it for manipulation
- [ACT Policy Explained: Action Chunking with Transformers](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/act-policy-explained) — Complete explanation of the ACT architecture
- [ACT vs Diffusion Policy: When to Use Which](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/act-diffusion-policy-when-to-use-which) — Practical algorithm selection guide
- [Action Chunking Transformer (ACT) Complete Guide](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/act-action-chunking/) — Training and deploying ACT policies end-to-end
- [Foundation Models for Robot Manipulation](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/foundation-models-robot-manipulation-2025) — RT-2, OpenVLA, Octo, and Pi0 survey
- [Physical AI in 2026: What It Is and How to Build It](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/physical-ai-2026-guide/) — Key models, approaches, and practical guidance
- [Embodied AI Explained Simply](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/embodied-ai-explained-simply) — Introduction to embodied AI for non-specialists
- [World Models for Robotics](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/world-models-robot-deployment) — Why world models matter and how they work
- [Dreamer vs IRIS vs TD-MPC2](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/world-models-comparison-dreamer-iris-tdmpc) — Choosing a world model for your robot
- [Scaling Laws for Robot Learning](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/scaling-laws-robot-learning-what-we-know) — What we know about data scaling in robot learning
- [Scaling VLA Training on a Budget](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/scaling-vla-training-on-a-budget/) — Lessons from 100+ fine-tunes on compute-efficient VLA training
- [Cross-Embodiment Robot Training](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/robot-co-training-cross-embodiment) — Can you transfer policies across different robots?
- [Zero-Shot vs Few-Shot Robot Policies](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/zero-shot-vs-few-shot-robot-policies) — Setting realistic expectations for generalization
- [RL vs Imitation Learning for Robot Manipulation](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/when-to-use-rl-vs-imitation-learning) — Decision guide for choosing between RL and IL
- [Robot Learning vs Classical Robotics](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/robot-learning-vs-classical) — When to use learning-based vs traditional methods
- [Sim-to-Real Transfer Explained](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/sim-to-real-transfer) — The reality gap, domain adaptation, and practical approaches
- [Reward Shaping for Robot Manipulation RL](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/reward-shaping-robot-manipulation) — What works and what doesn't for reward design
- [Action Chunking vs Whole-Trajectory Imitation](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/action-chunking-vs-whole-trajectory-imitation) — Technical comparison of chunking strategies
- [Sample Efficiency in Robot Policy Learning](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/robot-policy-sample-efficiency-analysis) — How many demos you actually need
- [Multi-Task Robot Learning Survey](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/multi-task-robot-learning-survey) — Sharing data across tasks for better policies
- [Contact-Rich Manipulation Explained](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/contact-rich-manipulation-explained) — Why contact-rich tasks are hard and how to approach them

## Robot Setup Tutorials

- [OpenArm Setup Guide: Unboxing to First Teleoperation](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/openarm-setup-guide) — Step-by-step OpenArm setup tutorial
- [OpenArm ROS 2 Control Guide](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/openarm-ros2-control-guide) — Integrating OpenArm with ROS 2
- [OpenArm Calibration and Homing Guide](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/openarm-calibration-and-homing-guide) — Calibration procedures for the OpenArm
- [OpenArm: From Unboxing to First Trained Policy](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/learn/paths/openarm/) — Full academy learning path for OpenArm
- [ALOHA Robot: Setup, Cost & Alternatives](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/aloha-robot-guide) — Complete guide to Stanford's bimanual system
- [Mobile ALOHA Cost Breakdown 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/mobile-aloha-cost/) — Full BOM, hidden costs, and cheaper alternatives
- [Getting Started with LeRobot](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/lerobot-framework-getting-started) — HuggingFace LeRobot for real robot learning
- [Getting Started with NVIDIA Isaac Lab](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/nvidia-isaac-lab-getting-started) — Isaac Lab for robot policy training
- [Robot Camera Setup for Data Collection](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/robot-camera-setup) — Wrist, overhead, and stereo camera placement
- [SpaceMouse Teleoperation Guide](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/spacemouse-teleoperation/) — Setup, calibration, and data collection with SpaceMouse
- [Getting Started with Teleoperation](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/getting-started-teleoperation) — Beginner's guide to robot teleoperation in 2026
- [Robot Data Formats: HDF5, RLDS & LeRobot](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/learn/robot-data-hdf5-rlds-lerobot-formats) — Comparison of robot data storage formats
- [Robot Deployment Checklist](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/robot-deployment-checklist) — 12 steps before going live with a robot
- [ROS 2 vs Custom Stack](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/ros2-vs-custom-robot-software-stack) — Choosing robot software infrastructure

## Industry Applications

- [Warehouse Robot ROI: How to Calculate](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/warehouse-robot-roi) — ROI methodology and benchmarks for warehouse automation
- [Building a Robot Kitchen Assistant](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/building-robot-kitchen-assistant-2025) — Technical challenges in kitchen automation
- [Restaurant Robots in 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/restaurant-robot-guide) — What's actually deployed and what's still hype
- [Semiconductor Pick-and-Place Automation](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/semiconductor-pick-place-automation) — Precision robotics for electronics manufacturing
- [Lab Automation with Robotics 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/lab-automation-2026/) — Hardware, software, and implementation guide
- [Building a Robotics Startup in 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/robot-startup-guide) — What you actually need to start a robotics company
- [The Robot Training Data Market: 2026 Outlook](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/future-of-robot-data-market-2026) — Market analysis and team implications
- [State of Robot Learning, Q1 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/state-of-robot-learning-q1-2026/) — Quarterly industry report on shipped and stalled projects
- [Open-Source Robotics Stack 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/open-source-robotics-stack-2026/) — Best open-source stack for research labs
- [Why Bimanual Manipulation Is the Next Frontier](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/why-bimanual-is-the-next-frontier/) — The case for dual-arm robot learning

## Research Papers & Reports

- [Data Collection for Learning-Based Robotics](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/data-collection-for-learning) — Comprehensive guide to collecting robot training data
- [How to Set Up a Robot Data Collection Pipeline](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/how-to-set-up-robot-data-collection-pipeline) — End-to-end pipeline architecture
- [Build vs Buy Robot Training Data](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/build-vs-buy-robot-training-data) — Decision framework for make-or-buy data strategy
- [What Makes Robot Data Learning-Ready](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/what-makes-robot-data-learning-ready) — Quality criteria for training-ready robot data
- [Why Real-World Data Beats Simulation Alone](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/why-real-world-data-beats-simulation-alone) — Evidence-based case for real-world collection
- [Why Teleoperation Data Beats Simulation Data](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/why-teleoperation-data-beats-simulation-data) — Comparison of teleop vs sim data for policy training
- [Teleoperation Data vs Kinesthetic Teaching](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/teleoperation-data-vs-kinesthetic-teaching) — Head-to-head collection method comparison
- [Scaling Robot Data Collection to 10K+ Demos](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/scaling-robot-data-collection-enterprise) — Enterprise-scale data collection methodology
- [Building a Robot Fleet for Data Collection](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/building-robot-fleet-for-data-collection) — Fleet architecture for large-scale collection
- [Robot Data Collection Cost in 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/robot-data-collection-cost) — Cost breakdown and benchmarks
- [What Makes Good Robot Training Data](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/what-makes-good-robot-training-data) — Practical quality framework for training data
- [Robot Training Data: Types and Collection Methods](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/robot-training-data) — Overview of data types and collection approaches
- [Bimanual Robot Manipulation Survey](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/bimanual-robot-manipulation-survey) — Technical survey of dual-arm manipulation
- [Open-Source Robot Hardware Landscape 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/open-source-robot-hardware-landscape) — Current state of open-source robot hardware
- [Cloud Robotics Architecture 2025](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/cloud-robotics-architecture-2025) — Architecture patterns for cloud-connected robots
- [What Is Physical AI?](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/what-is-physical-ai) — Comprehensive introduction to physical AI
- [10 Common Mistakes in Robot Imitation Learning](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/common-mistakes-robot-imitation-learning) — Pitfalls and fixes for imitation learning projects
- [Teleoperation Data Quality Checklist](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/blog/teleoperation-data-quality-checklist/) — Quality assurance checklist for teleop data
- [Wrist Camera vs Fixed Camera for Manipulation](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/research/wrist-mounted-vs-fixed-camera-robot) — Tradeoffs and best practices for camera placement

## Glossary (Key Terms)

Full glossary index: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/

- [Action Chunking](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/action-chunking) — Predicting sequences of actions instead of single steps
- [Behavior Cloning](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/behavior-cloning) — Learning policies by imitating expert demonstrations
- [Diffusion Policy](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/diffusion-policy) — Denoising diffusion models for robot action generation
- [Embodied AI](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/embodied-ai) — AI systems with physical bodies that interact with the world
- [Foundation Model](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/foundation-model) — Large pre-trained models adapted for robotics tasks
- [Imitation Learning](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/imitation-learning) — Learning robot behavior from human demonstrations
- [Inverse Kinematics](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/inverse-kinematics) — Computing joint angles from desired end-effector pose
- [Policy Learning](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/policy-learning) — Training visuomotor policies for robot control
- [Reinforcement Learning](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/reinforcement-learning) — Trial-and-error learning with reward signals
- [Sim-to-Real Transfer](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/sim-to-real) — Transferring policies trained in simulation to real robots
- [Tactile Sensing](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/tactile-sensing) — Touch-based perception for robot manipulation
- [Teleoperation](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/teleoperation) — Remote robot control for data collection and operation
- [Transformer Policy](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/transformer-policy) — Transformer architectures applied to robot policy learning
- [VLA & VLM](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/vla-vlm) — Vision-Language-Action and Vision-Language models for robotics
- [Domain Randomization](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/domain-randomization) — Randomizing simulation parameters to improve sim-to-real transfer
- [End-Effector](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/end-effector) — Grippers, tools, and dexterous hands at the robot's wrist
- [Force-Torque Sensing](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/force-torque-sensing) — 6-axis contact measurement for compliant manipulation
- [Zero-Shot Transfer](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/glossary/zero-shot-transfer) — Deploying policies on new tasks or robots without fine-tuning

## Datasets

Full dataset catalog: https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/

- [Best Robot Learning Datasets 2026](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/best-2026/) — Curated ranking of the top datasets for robot learning
- [Open X-Embodiment Dataset](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/open-x-embodiment/) — The cross-robot pretraining dataset that changed foundation model training
- [DROID: 76K In-the-Wild Manipulation Trajectories](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/droid/) — Large-scale real-world manipulation dataset
- [BridgeData V2](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/bridgedata-v2/) — WidowX manipulation dataset for policy learning
- [ALOHA Dataset](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/aloha/) — Bimanual teleoperation demonstrations
- [LIBERO Benchmark](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/libero/) — Lifelong robot learning benchmark suite
- [CALVIN Dataset](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/calvin/) — Long-horizon language-conditioned benchmark
- [Robomimic Benchmark](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/robomimic/) — Imitation learning benchmark suite
- [MimicGen](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/mimicgen/) — Synthetic demonstration generation system
- [RoboNet](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/robonet/) — 15M-frame cross-robot video prediction dataset
- [Open X-Embodiment vs DROID](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/compare/open-x-vs-droid/) — Head-to-head dataset comparison
- [Bimanual Manipulation Datasets](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/bimanual/) — Curated list of dual-arm manipulation datasets
- [Humanoid Robot Datasets](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/humanoid/) — Datasets for humanoid robot learning
- [Teleoperation Datasets](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/teleoperation-datasets) — Datasets collected via teleoperation
- [Foundation Model Training Datasets](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/foundation-model-training-datasets) — Datasets suitable for training robot foundation models
- [Custom Data Collection Service](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/custom-collection/) — SVRC's bespoke teleoperation data collection service
- [OpenArm Datasets](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/datasets/openarm-datasets) — Datasets and workflows for the OpenArm platform