Verne Robotics Launches: Robot Arms that Learn New Skills in Hours

Verne Robotics recently launched!

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TL;DR: Verne Robotics has developed the SOTA model for controlling robot arms, allowing their arms to learn new skills in hours instead of weeks. This enables rapid deployment and a unique business model where they can let companies pay by-the-hour, instead of requiring massive capex. They already have a biotech unicorn using their robots in production to package delicate chemical vials.}

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHzjweFnbkk&feature=youtu.be

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‍Founded by Neil Nie & Aditya Jha

Neil is a leading robot learning researcher from Columbia and Stanford. At Columbia he was advised by Prof. Shuran Song and at Stanford he was advised by Prof. Jiajun Wu, as part of the Vision & Learning Lab led by Prof. Fei-Fei Li. Neil holds two patents on multi-modal perception from his time at Apple, where he helped build the Apple Vision Pro. Neil left his PhD at Berkeley to start Verne Robotics.

Aditya led Azure Copilot from private preview to GA Launch on Microsoft’s product team. He graduated Phi Betta Kappa from Cornell University.

🤝 They met in high school tinkering with robots and now their mission is giving every company access to automation.

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The Problem: Robots are difficult to deploy & have fixed workflows

Traditional robot arms often require months of custom engineering and planning to integrate. These bulky, rigid, and expensive systems take up substantial floor space and are hard-coded for a single workflow. Adapting to new tasks means weeks of downtime and reprogramming. As a result, companies often default to increasing headcount to keep up with demand.

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What they do: Drop-in autonomous robot arms that deploy in days

Their first product – Nemo3 – is a bimanual robot that can handle objects within a 2.5-foot radius, supports payloads up to 4 lbs, and can be mounted flexibly in various environments. Unlike traditional robot arms, Nemo3 rapidly learns new tasks and adapts to changing conditions on the fly. Their AI decomposes 30 minutes of tele-operation data into skills and uses diffusion models to learn each skill. The result is fast and robust automation for their customers.

As one of their customers put it: “What surprised me most was how fast you set it up. After one weekend it was set up.” It took them just 4 days to get the robot deployed at ABClonal - from unpacking the robot to automating the vial packing task.

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Who needs this

Their robots excel at dexterous manipulation tasks. Here are a few industries they can help:

• DTC Meal Kits: Speed up meal kit assembly with automated packing.
• Consumer Packaged Goods: Automate kitting to create variety packs with mixed SKUs.
• Warehouses/Logistics: Sort parcels and pack irregular items faster and at lower cost.
• Biotech: No more manual clean room disinfection or glovebox work

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Learn More

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^{🌐 Visit www.vernerobotics.com to learn more.}

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^{⚡ Do you know any manufacturers, distributors, or logistics companies burning time & money on repetitive manual tasks? Maybe they’ve tried other solutions and think it’s impossible to automate? Reach the founders here.}

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