120× cheaper
Object stacking, same task. Motoniq finished nearly 8× faster, at a fraction of the cost.
Motoniq44 s · 5 calls$0.017
OpenAI-based agent341 s · 90 calls$2.04
Claude-based agentdid not finish$3.52
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Robots that figure it out
No single model or tool can solve robot autonomy. We build the metacognitive intelligence that sits above them all, and makes them work in the real world.
Founding team from
Inside the Lab. Moving robotics from the old software paradigm to the new.
The old way
Something changes. The robot stops.
With Motoniq
Something changes. The robot adapts.
Early proof. Beats frontier agents. Lifts the models you already run.
+14 pts
LeWM (world model). Same conditions. Alone, it drops the cube. With Motoniq, it reaches the goal.
Model alone+ Motoniq
+ Motoniq ✓Alone ✗FIG.5
0→90%
π0 on a physical robot, 10 trials per task. Same weights, no retraining. Motoniq fills the gaps.
Precision fitting
π0 alone · 0%
π0 + Motoniq · 90%
Contact-rich wiping
π0 alone · 50%
π0 + Motoniq · 100%
Liquid handling
π0 alone · 30%
π0 + Motoniq · 60%
Motoniq does for physical work what LLMs did for digital work.
“If it doesn’t get produced 50,000 times and sold for at least $50, today there is no room for robotics. We’re changing that.”
Co-founder & Scientific Advisor, Motoniq
Research. What we are learning about robots that figure it out.
Paper · arXiv 2606.06556
Robots Need More than VLA and World Models
Robotics is having its foundation-model moment, but not yet its internet. Our position on what has to come next.
Schwager, Ajoudani, Cadena, Peters, Hutter, Bou-Ammar · June 2026
Early results from Motoniq · Part 1
More capability from the models you already have.
Same model, no retraining.
NEWPart 2 · Coming soon
Intelligence should be measured by work completed.
Part 3 · Coming soon
From intelligent models to intelligent agents.
Beyond the demo
Why a clean clip isn’t a finished job, and what real deployment asks for.
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Principal Scientist, Motoniq
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