Axol
Automate physical work with a powerful robot
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Automate physical work with a powerful robot
228 followers
Axol is a dual-arm robot designed for teams automating real work with physical AI. Easy data collection, long reach, and a high range of motion means you can automate work that matters.
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Hi folks, I'm one of the co-founders of Almond! A year ago, we were in grocery stores and factories trying to get robots to do actual work, but the process kept breaking.
Data collection was just too hard. Reach and payload was limited. Motion constraints and singularities reduced our usable workspace. Cables and components failed. Parts broke but support was slow.
We realized most robots we used were built for demos, not real work. That's why we built our own.
Axol is the robot we wish we had. Super excited to hear everyone's feedback.
P.S. Axol is assembled in San Francisco so we so we can be there for you when it matters.
Congrats on the launch! Been following on X / Twitter and this is really exciting. Been looking for something in the robotics space I can justify buying for the price of a couple Vision Pros or how much I minimum put into my PCs. I really think this is the future and want to understand how to do more. Some layman questions:
Do I need 3 Zed X cameras to make my tasks work well? Could I buy just one? I see the kit has one for each arm plus the overhead
"onboard compute" for the Axol Kit - can I run this from my desktop or laptop with some kind of cable? Do I need a separate compute box for it?
Will you open source different policies we can run out of the box as time goes on? My vision is to be able to hook it up to my agentic harnesses via MCP or a cli channel and be able to remotely prompt my Axol to do specific tasks for me
Can the stand be remote controlled or do I need to move it myself? Looks like the latter. In that case, I could potentially build my own for moving it around.... At 19.5 kg (42 pounds), I think I could put it on top of some of the remote controlled vehicles I've played with. The stand is what seems the most swappable right now but correct me if I'm wrong and support is its own challenge
I'd also love to see the Github repo link more prominent on your website. Took me a bit to find it. It'd be SO COOL to have a repo of task policies that are already trained I could use out of the box, with all the necessary caveats, etc. Would be a super cool open source ecosystem to create so I can easily flip depending on the task and have my agentic harness handle the switching between policies for me as the more general decision maker. Especially given the reach and flexibility in range of motion. I may not be your target customer with these questions and thoughts but I'm excited about the potential and look forward to learning more. I'm more a TARS guy than an iRobot guy so keep at it.
Edit: Task policies would be similar to loading skills for harnesses I imagine.
@conoremclaughlin Thank you!
re: 3 cameras: You can probably get away with 2 wrist cameras (this is what generalist does) but 1 head camera + 2 wrist cameras is how folks often do training. I like to think of the wrist cameras as a clever way to replace touch since robots don't have it yet. You can also try 1 head camera + torque feedback and see how it goes, our API supports it.
re: We only support linux right now so you can run it from any linux box. That said, the ZED cameras require Nvidia GPUs so the ZED Boxes are the perfect compute module for the application (linux + GPU)
re: We'd love to! As we train Axol on tasks internally, we will open source the weights.
re: The stand is fixed but has locking wheels. Yes you can mount it anywhere you need. The mounting holes are in the datasheet.
agreed on the github link, we'll fix that now!
And YES having models fine tuned that an agent can select between would be amazing. As we get more Axol's into people's hands we'll make this happen.
What’s the first job you’re seeing teams automate with Axol, packaging, lab work, or something else?
@thamibenjelloun The first few folks we've been talking to happen to focused on kitchens.
Congrats on the launch. Dual arms with long reach is a smart starting point. The tasks that actually need automating in real workflows usually require both range and precision together. Curious what industries are getting the most use out of it so far.
@oliverbuilds Thank you! The first few folks we've been talking to happen to be focused on kitchens.
Congrats! ⭐️ How many Axols can your factory make in a week?
@amanda_gao2 Thanks! We're able to ramp up production to 100s of Axols a month.
obotics + AI Dev Tools combo is interesting · what's the typical setup time for non-roboticists?
@marcelo_vegas Less than an hour! The kit comes everything you need to collect data & deploy a policy.
This immediately made me think of several manufacturing and warehouse teams I know who struggle with repetitive
manual workflows that aren't quite repetitive enough for traditional automation. I'll definitely be sharing it with them. wishing the team a successful launch!