Overview
C5R builds research facilities for frontier AI models: physical environments where models design experiments, operate instruments, learn from results, and are evaluated on real scientific work. Facility-0 in San Francisco is the prototype (biology, chemistry, materials), paired with the SciUniverse evaluation harness.
Reality check
Mission (company-claimed)
Builds physical research facilities where frontier AI models carry out scientific work.
Facility-0 (company-claimed)
Its first model-driven research facility, in San Francisco, brought up in 12 weeks, covering protein design, medicinal chemistry and solid-state materials.
How Facility-0 runs (company-claimed)
Software runs instruments from hydraulic presses to pipettes; models design experiments as code, direct equipment and people, analyze results and replan. Autonomy not independently audited.
SciUniverse benchmark (company-claimed)
Tests whether frontier models can turn scientific goals into verifiable results in chemistry, biology and materials science, in Facility-0 or its digital twin.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
C5R on the deployment map
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Safety record
No incidents on record for C5R.
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Recent coverage
C5R in third-party press
C5R Built a Research Lab Run by AI in 12 Weeks. The SciUniverse Benchmark Shows Why That Matters.
Figure AI Announces Index, a Crowdsourced Robot Training Dataset That Could Reshape the Labor Market
CubeBot and the Rising Importance of DIY Robotics in the Edge AI Era
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdSep 24, 2026
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-13
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-13
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for C5R.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning C5R from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
C5R Built a Research Lab Run by AI in 12 Weeks. The SciUniverse Benchmark Shows Why That Matters.
Figure AI Announces Index, a Crowdsourced Robot Training Dataset That Could Reshape the Labor Market
CubeBot and the Rising Importance of DIY Robotics in the Edge AI Era
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/c5r.md
- RSS feed: /companies/c5r/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5da96215-bca9-49d1-ba39-9b94b4b64df8
- Revision history: /companies/c5r/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Not enough verified signal yet to place C5R against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 18, 2026