Pantograph is a research lab and public benefit corporation based in San Francisco that develops generally intelligent robots. The company trains general models on internet-scale video and deploys them on a fleet of its own affordable, durable robots. It works across large-scale model training, multimodal representation learning, reinforcement learning, data processing and evaluation infrastructure, with an emphasis on simple, scalable methods rather than narrow robot-specific skills.
The company's technical approach relies on large and varied datasets, including video games, real-world video and data from its own robot fleet. Its first-generation robot, Pandroid, is designed as a durable tool built to survive thousands of hours of real-world operation, and forms part of the fleet used to deploy trained models.
Engineering work spans model training, learning from internet-scale video, robotics and the infrastructure needed to process data and evaluate capabilities. The company favours the simplest solutions that solve problems effectively and values usable, pragmatic products.
As a public benefit corporation, Pantograph states a commitment to transparency and openness in its development process. It publishes frequent reports on capabilities, makes models available for other groups to experiment with, and advocates early and deep diffusion of robotics capabilities into society.
