# Who makes the camera?

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## On this layer

- org — Pollen Robotics (4)
- org — [NVIDIA](https://web-production-180a9.up.railway.app/companies/nvidia) (3)
- org — World Labs (3)
- org — [Hugging Face](https://web-production-180a9.up.railway.app/companies/hugging-face) (2)
- org — 3D reconstruction (1)
- org — Atlas (1)
- org — Atlas model for spatial intelligence. (1)
- org — continuous locomotion demo (1)
- org — [Figure](https://web-production-180a9.up.railway.app/companies/figure) (1)
- org — ladder climb (1)
- org — lightberry (1)
- org — LimX Dynamics (1)
- org — manipulation tasks (1)
- org — Microduck (1)
- org — Microduck price (1)
- org — Microduck specifications (1)
- org — Noble Machines (1)
- org — price of Microduck (1)
- org — sales for Microduck (1)
- org — seed studio (1)
- org — TRON 2 (1)
- org — ZiNovaLabs (1)

## Who captures

- World Labs (3)
- NVIDIA (2)
- Hugging Face (2)
- Pollen Robotics (2)
- https://x.com/Chrisjjosephs (1)
- ZiNovaLabs (1)
- @drfeifei (1)
- Figure (1)
- @techniahqrobot (1)
- lightberry (1)
- https://x.com/HarryMellsop (1)
- youtube.com (1)

## Sourced numbers

- **3D reconstruction:** 25.3 units
  - _"Atlas claims mean AbsRel error of 25.3, better than specialist tools built for that task."_
  - Source: [@stretchcloud on X](https://x.com/stretchcloud/status/2095225248774029545)
- **manipulation tasks:** 120 units
  - _"across 120 language-conditioned manipulation tasks"_
  - Source: [@NVIDIARobotics on X](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2095179991650644018)
- **TRON 2:** 1 units
  - _"TRON 2 serves as a modular and extensible embodied robotic platform for multi-tool, multi-step tasks across large workspaces."_
  - Source: [LimX Dynamics on X: "Together with ZINOVA's Tool Intelligence, TRON 2 takes on increasingly complex construction workflows.

@ZiNovaLabs builds on TRON 2 to explore an innovative robotic configuration for construction, demonstrating key tasks in a scaled-down tilt-up construction workflow, includi… / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2095114381818253768)
- **Nvidia Isaac Groot 1.7 training data collection.:** 32000 hrs
  - _"it was pre-trained on about 32,000 hours of uh real demonstration in human egocentric data."_
  - Source: [From Robot Development to Deployment with Isaac GR00T & Jetson Thor - YouTube](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2094923301395001790)
- **Atlas model for spatial intelligence.:** 1 units
  - _"Atlas is our scalable foundation model that can perceive, generate, reason, and interact with virtual and physical worlds."_
  - Source: [World Labs on X: "All of this is powered by one unified architecture: a multimodal autoregressive diffusion transformer, pretrained from scratch.

This foundation blends the best of modern LLMs and video models, benefiting from the architectural, algorithmic, and systems advances from both areas." / X](https://x.com/theworldlabs/status/2094839768115036581)
- **Atlas:** 1 units
  - _"Atlas is built to scale: its performance improves with increased training compute, and we expect this trend to hold as we continue scaling."_
  - Source: [Atlas: A World Model for Spatial Intelligence | World Labs](https://x.com/theworldlabs/status/2094839769616589051)
- **ladder climb:** 15 units
  - _"the company's humanoid climbing 15 feet up a ladder and 15 feet back down with no human input"_
  - Source: [@IntEngineering on X](https://x.com/IntEngineering/status/2093776043039416643)
- **continuous locomotion demo:** 1.5 units
  - _"SOLO completed a continuous 1.5 km outdoor route using one chest mounted depth camera and proprioception crossing stairs, slopes, grass and uneven ground."_
  - Source: [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2093238397548568716)
- **Microduck price:** $399
  - _"Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped."_
  - Source: [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093015638331769030)
- **Microduck specifications:** 15 units
  - _"15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak that picks things up."_
  - Source: [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093015638331769030)
- **price of Microduck:** $399
  - _"Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped."_
  - Source: [The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets.

Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped.

25cm, under 800g, 15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak t… / X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093033695766868100)
- **sales for Microduck:** 1,000,000 units
  - _"we've just passed $1,000,000 in sales for Microduck"_
  - Source: [The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets.

Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped.

25cm, under 800g, 15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak t… / X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093033695766868100)
- **@Thom_Wolf 2092923071829049592:** $400.
  - _"$400."_
  - Source: [Microduck - A tiny biped robot you can teach new tricks | Pollen Robotics](https://x.com/Thom_Wolf/status/2092923071829049592)
- **Microduck:** $400.
  - _"And all for less than $400."_
  - Source: [Thomas Wolf on X: "We have a huge news to share today!

Today we are unveiling the first truly accessible RL robot - welcome Microduck

A 25 cm tiny open-source biped with 15 actuators and packed with sensors (camera, speaker, LiDAR, NFC, bluetooth, wifi, etc) that you train yourself with reinforce… / X](https://x.com/altantutar/status/2093402533226074501)

## Pulse

- [@stretchcloud on X](https://x.com/stretchcloud/status/2095225248774029545)
  Something shifted with the World Labs Atlas announcement. We've had image generators, video generators, and 3D tools for years. Atlas does all three from a single model with the same spatial understan…
- [Chris Josephs on X: "We're hiring again for our growth team at @joinautopilot 

> Full time UGC creator
> Experience behind the camera on socials
> NYC based
> Competitive pay + equity
> Put 'Autopilot' in bio & others will instantly try to poach you

Some stats on the team you'd join

> 3.4M X fol… / X](https://x.com/joinautopilot/status/2095219421359022386)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Chris Josephs on X: "We're hiring again for our growth team at @joinautopilot \> Full time UGC creator \> Experience behind the camera on socials \> NYC based \> Competitive p…
- [@NVIDIARobotics on X](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2095179991650644018)
  🤖 A robot policy can be compact enough to run onboard and fast enough to keep the arm moving continuously. Post-trained NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Edge on NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor T5000 generates roughly 2.13 sec…
- [LimX Dynamics on X: "Together with ZINOVA's Tool Intelligence, TRON 2 takes on increasingly complex construction workflows.

@ZiNovaLabs builds on TRON 2 to explore an innovative robotic configuration for construction, demonstrating key tasks in a scaled-down tilt-up construction workflow, includi… / X](https://x.com/chris_j_paxton/status/2095114381818253768)
  Post Log in Sign up Post LimX Dynamics on X: "Together with ZINOVA's Tool Intelligence, TRON 2 takes on increasingly complex construction workflows. @ZiNovaLabs builds on TRON 2 to explore an innovati…
- [From Robot Development to Deployment with Isaac GR00T & Jetson Thor - YouTube](https://x.com/NVIDIARobotics/status/2094923301395001790)
  From Robot Development to Deployment with Isaac GR00T & Jetson Thor Visibility: Public Uploaded by: NVIDIA Omniverse Uploaded at: 2026-08-27 Published at: 2026-08-26 Length: 1:17:39 Views: 12267 Likes…
- [@drfeifei on X](https://x.com/drfeifei/status/2094910083444707551)
  @DrJimFan @theworldlabs Indeed Jim, a camera conditioned world model with spatial context has so much horizontal usage including real2sim for robotics!
- [World Labs on X: "All of this is powered by one unified architecture: a multimodal autoregressive diffusion transformer, pretrained from scratch.

This foundation blends the best of modern LLMs and video models, benefiting from the architectural, algorithmic, and systems advances from both areas." / X](https://x.com/theworldlabs/status/2094839768115036581)
  Post Log in Sign up Post World Labs on X: "All of this is powered by one unified architecture: a multimodal autoregressive diffusion transformer, pretrained from scratch. This foundation blends the be…
- [Atlas: A World Model for Spatial Intelligence | World Labs](https://x.com/theworldlabs/status/2094839769616589051)
  September 1, 2026Introducing Atlas, our new omni world model for spatial intelligence. Atlas: A World Model for Spatial Intelligence World models generate, reconstruct, and simulate any possible world…
- [@IntEngineering on X](https://x.com/IntEngineering/status/2093776043039416643)
  Figure founder Brett Adcock has posted video of the company's humanoid climbing 15 feet up a ladder and 15 feet back down with no human input, three weeks after its first autonomous ladder climb. Figu…
- [@techniahqrobot on X](https://x.com/techniahqrobot/status/2093238397548568716)
  This might be one of the strongest humanoid locomotion demos yet. SOLO completed a continuous 1.5 km outdoor route using one chest mounted depth camera and proprioception crossing stairs, slopes, gras…
- [@TheHumanoidHub on X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093015638331769030)
  Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets. Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped. 25cm, under 800g…
- [The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets.

Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-orders for Microduck, a $399 biped.

25cm, under 800g, 15 motors, a camera, a small LiDAR, two IMUs, and an articulated beak t… / X](https://x.com/TheHumanoidHub/status/2093033695766868100)
  Post Log in Sign up Post The Humanoid Hub on X: "Home robots are coming. The first ones in will be the small ones that are safe around kids and pets. Hugging Face's Pollen Robotics just opened pre-ord…
- [Microduck - A tiny biped robot you can teach new tricks | Pollen Robotics](https://x.com/Thom_Wolf/status/2092923071829049592)
  AV-1 MicroduckMade to move · Ready to learn A 25 cm open-source biped you train yourself with reinforcement learning. Playable out of the box. Pre-order for $399 Pre-orders open August 27, 2026★$399 b…
- [Thomas Wolf on X: "We have a huge news to share today!

Today we are unveiling the first truly accessible RL robot - welcome Microduck

A 25 cm tiny open-source biped with 15 actuators and packed with sensors (camera, speaker, LiDAR, NFC, bluetooth, wifi, etc) that you train yourself with reinforce… / X](https://x.com/altantutar/status/2093402533226074501)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Thomas Wolf on X: "We have a huge news to share today! Today we are unveiling the first truly accessible RL robot - welcome Microduck A 25 cm tiny open-source biped with 15 ac…
- [Robert Scoble on X: "This San Francisco robot can “see” you even if you are standing behind it thanks to a new array microphone that @lightberry and built.

As soon as you open your mouth that is.

It can recognize you speaking to it. And can track a variety of people standing around the robot.

Li… / X](https://x.com/Scobleizer/status/2093203727960461647)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Robert Scoble on X: "This San Francisco robot can “see” you even if you are standing behind it thanks to a new array microphone that @lightberry and built. As soon as you open…
- [Harry Mellsop on X: "lights, camera, action [& robotics] 🧑‍🍳" / X](https://x.com/HarryMellsop/status/2092453719317090314)
  Post Log in Sign up Post Harry Mellsop on X: "lights, camera, action \[& robotics\] 🧑‍🍳" - Harry Mellsop @HarryMellsop lights, camera, action \[& robotics\] 🧑‍🍳 View media 11:26 PM · Aug 25, 2…
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