Tutor Robotics unveils Sonny, a mobile VLA-powered robot that can push a whole cart
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-09-17
Tutor Robotics cofounder Josh Gruenstein introduces Sonny, a human-inspired mobile robot running the company's Ti-series VLA models built for real-world customer deployments, shown pushing an entire cart. Chris Paxton highlights its potential and points to a RoboPapers episode on Tutor Intelligence's data collection scaling.
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