After 9 years in 16K homes, Matic argues robots are built in the wrong order
bigaiguy · x · 2026-09-30
Matic founder Mehul shares his company's vision after 9 years scanning 500M sqft inside 16K+ real homes: home robots are being built in the wrong order. Demo rooms are arranged around a robot's limitations, while real homes bring cables, toys and shifting rugs; labs can't ship because SLAM-style approaches don't generalize. Matic starts with "eyes, not hands" — perception and understanding of the home first, like raising a child — and argues the 99.999% reliability rule is what it takes for home robots to be accepted.
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