Wellington, New Zealand · Embodied AI & robotics

Embodied AI, built on open robotics.

We select, integrate and train humanoids, quadrupeds, robotic arms and drones on the world’s leading open-source platforms, from simulation through to real hardware.

Open platforms
12
GitHub stars behind them
80k+
Robot families
4

Built on proven open-source tools

  • ROS 2
  • PX4
  • ArduPilot
  • LeRobot
  • MuJoCo
  • Isaac Lab
  • Gazebo
  • Genesis
  • MAVLink
  • URDF
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Arduino

What we work on

Four robot families, one AI workflow

Whatever the body, the method is the same: pick a proven open platform, train in simulation, then make it work on real hardware.

Humanoid robots

Bipedal platforms, whole-body control and imitation learning for human-like walking and manipulation.

3 platforms

Quadruped robots

Robot dogs from desktop kits to torque-controlled research platforms, with gait generation and navigation.

3 platforms

Robotic arms

Low-cost leader–follower arms and humanoid arms for teleoperation, data collection and physical AI.

3 platforms

Drones & UAV

Industrial-grade flight control, simulation-in-the-loop testing and indoor swarm research.

3 platforms

Services

From choosing a platform to a robot that works

We work across the whole journey, or step in for the part you need. Simulation comes first, because hardware time is the most expensive time in robotics.

  1. 01
    AssessDefine the task, environment, budget and measurable success criteria.
  2. 02
    SimulateModel the robot and train or tune its controller in a physics simulator.
  3. 03
    BuildAssemble, integrate and calibrate the hardware against the simulated baseline.
  4. 04
    DeployTest in the field, then hand over code, documentation and training.
All solutions

Platform selection & integration

We match your goal and budget to the right open platform, then bring hardware, firmware and software together into one working system.

Simulation & sim-to-real

Train and validate in Isaac Lab, MuJoCo, Genesis or Gazebo before touching hardware, then transfer the policies to the real robot.

Teleoperation & data collection

Leader–follower arms and teleoperation pipelines that capture clean demonstrations for imitation learning.

UAV autonomy

PX4 and ArduPilot setup, SITL testing and custom flight behaviour for multirotor, fixed-wing and VTOL aircraft.

Prototyping & fabrication

3D-printed parts, actuator selection, wiring and assembly, so an open design becomes a robot on your bench.

Training & workshops

Hands-on sessions for schools, universities and engineering teams, from first robot arm to reinforcement learning.

Open platforms

Platforms we build on

A few of the open-source projects at the heart of our work.

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Humanoid robots

LeRobot

huggingface/lerobot

Hugging Face's open embodied-AI ecosystem, centred on imitation learning and real-time teleoperation.

Imitation learningReal-time teleoperationShared datasetsPretrained policies
28.1k Apache-2.0 Details
Robotic arms

SO-ARM100

TheRobotStudio/SO-ARM100

The go-to low-cost AI robot arm: a 3D-printed structure driven by serial bus servos.

3D-printed partsSerial bus servosLeader–follower pairLeRobot compatible
7.7k Apache-2.0 Details
Drones & UAV

PX4 Autopilot

PX4/PX4-Autopilot

The most widely used open-source, industrial-grade flight-control firmware, for multirotor, fixed-wing and VTOL aircraft.

EKF2 state estimationPosition & attitude controlMAVLink protocolGazebo / SITL simulation
12.8k BSD-3-Clause Details

Insights

Notes from the workshop

All insights

Simulate before you build: our sim-to-real workflow

Hardware time is the most expensive time in robotics. Here is how simulation-first engineering keeps projects fast and predictable.

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Choosing an open-source robot arm for AI: SO-ARM100, OpenArm or MeArm?

Three very different open arms, three very different jobs. A quick guide to picking the right one for teaching, data collection or physical-AI research.

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New Zealand Robotics AI Technology Limited is now registered

We are officially incorporated in New Zealand, and ready to help teams put embodied AI to work on open robotics platforms.

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Have a robot in mind? Let’s build it.

Tell us what you’re trying to achieve. We’ll suggest the right platform, a realistic plan and what it will cost.