# Mecka: robot AI company

Canonical ID: `c96ffcfc-5848-4205-b175-ad0168600e77`

## Key facts

- **WetLabs Benchmark results (company-stated Sep 2026):** Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.mecka.ai/blog/wetlab)): Mecka WetLabs Benchmark tested 9 science lab tasks x 3 frontier models x 20 attempts each (540 attempts total), with no demonstrations or fine-tuning. Task completion: GPT-6 Astra 25.6% (46/180), Claude Opus 5.5 23.3% (42/180), Claude Fable 5.1 12.2% (22/180). Human evaluators confirmed 110 successful attempts total across all runs. Cap: company evaluation blog; independent replication not reviewed this pass. LLM models named inside this fact only (no separate robot model pages)
- **WetLabs Benchmark setup (company-stated Sep 2026):** Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.mecka.ai/blog/wetlab)): robots were two YAM rigs, each with two 6-DoF arms and parallel-jaw grippers. Models controlled arms via a shared prompt, medium reasoning effort, and a 16,000-token output limit. Cap: company benchmark methodology page
- **WetLabs cost and failure modes (company-stated Sep 2026):** Company-stated ([company-stated](https://www.mecka.ai/blog/wetlab)): Astra mean estimated API cost ~$8.64/attempt vs Opus 5.5 ~$2.39 (~3.6x). Failure modes include crushed glassware, missed grasps, and done hallucinations (models said done on 192 attempts; humans confirmed 103 success / 79 partial / 10 fail among those). Cap: company evaluation blog
- **Physical AI data engine:** Mecka describes itself as the data and deployment layer for physical AI, capturing and evaluating real-world activity into datasets for robotics and AI teams ([Mecka](https://www.mecka.ai/)).

- **Slug:** mecka
- **Status:** private
- **HQ:** Undisclosed

## Models

_No models registered._

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is Mecka?

Mecka (mecka.ai) builds physical AI / robotics data and evaluation tooling. On Sep 24 2026 it published the WetLabs Benchmark, testing frontier LLM control of 6-DoF lab robot arms across nine science lab tasks with no demonstrations or fine-tuning.

### What does Mecka make?

Mecka has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Mecka builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

### Is Mecka publicly traded?

No. Mecka is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Mecka?

Mecka is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is Mecka headquartered?

Mecka is headquartered in Undisclosed.

### Who owns Mecka?

Mecka is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Mecka a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Mecka ranks in roughly the top 98% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (3)

1. https://www.mecka.ai/blog/wetlab · 2026-09-24
2. https://x.com/joshavata/status/2103533019172950217 · 2026-09-24
3. https://www.mecka.ai/ · 2026-09-25

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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