Company

Robocurve

Robocurve is a San Francisco Public Benefit Corporation that runs independent real-world benchmarks of how well AI models and robots perform physical tasks.

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Founded: 2026
HQ: San Francisco, California, USA
Status: Private

Funding

$10.0M

Overview

Robocurve is a San Francisco Public Benefit Corporation that runs independent real-world benchmarks of how well AI models and robots perform physical tasks. It also builds Inspect Robots, an open-source evaluation framework.

Reality check

Cost per robot subtask (company-claimed, Oct 2026)

Estimated API cost for frontier LLMs to complete a RoboDojo-RC Tier 1 subtask fell from $2.36 in July to $0.38 in September 2026, halving about every 3 weeks.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

RoboDojo-RC Tier 1 benchmark (company-run)

Six real-world tasks on bimanual YAM arms, such as stacking bowls, capping a pen and sorting objects, scored on a progress rubric across 1,431 runs.

RoboDojo-RC Tier 1 top score (company-run, Oct 2026)

Gemini 4 Argon (high) leads with a 48.2% mean score over 120 attempts, ahead of GPT-6.1 Sol (high) at 41.7%.

RoboHarm v1 benchmark (company-run)

Tests whether robot policies refuse unsafe instructions; models refused for safety in 26.4% of 698 runs.

Inspect Robots framework (company-stated)

Open-source, MIT-licensed tool to evaluate VLAs and LLMs on real robots, with simulation support and full trace logging.

Y Combinator batch (company-stated)

Summer 2026

Data & sources

Web sources

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Relationships

IInitialized CapitalInvestor NNotable CapitalInvestor DDecasonicInvestor YY CombinatorInvestor

Current leadership (1)

Jay Chooi Founder and CEOsecondary-verified

Founders (2)

Jay Chooicofounder
Aris Zhucofounderno longer at company

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Robocurve.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

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Mentioned on (2)

Registry pages whose text names Robocurve.

People (2)

Aris Zhu, Jay Chooi

Financial state

Total funding: $10.0M

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Funding rounds (1)

Seed2026-09-14
$10M
Investors: Initialized Capital (lead), Notable Capital, Decasonic, Y Combinator

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdOct 19, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (9)

Robocurve: Real-world evaluations of physical AI · https://robocurve.org/
Robocurve: Evals for robots · https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/robocurve
Launch YC: Robocurve: Real-World Evaluations of AI and Robots · https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/RpY-robocurve-real-world-evaluations-of-ai-and-robots
Robocurve raises $10M to independently evaluate frontier AI in the physical world · https://robocurve.org/blog/seed-raise/ · 2026-09-14
All Robocurve runs · https://robocurve.org/all-runs/
Opus 5.5 on RoboDojo-RC Tier 1: higher scores at lower cost · https://robocurve.org/opus-5-5-robodojo-rc-tier-1/
The cost for frontier LLMs to complete a robot subtask halved every 3 weeks · https://x.com/robocurve/status/2110048627121156216 · 2026-10-13
Flying Tesla Car, Robot Brains Halving in Cost Every 3 Weeks, and Why Incentives Decide AI Alignment | #303 · https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flying-tesla-car-robot-brains-halving-in-cost-every/id1648228034?i=1000796835453 · 2026-10-17
Peter Diamandis says robot AI costs are halving every three weeks · https://heardin.ai/articles/peter-diamandis-says-robot-ai-costs-are-halving-every-three-weeks · 2026-10-17

Common questions

What is Robocurve?

What does Robocurve make?

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

Is Robocurve publicly traded?

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

Who is the CEO of Robocurve?

Jay Chooi is the ceo of Robocurve, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Robocurve?

Robocurve is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $10M in disclosed funding.

Where is Robocurve headquartered?

Robocurve is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA.

How much funding has Robocurve raised?

Robocurve has raised approximately $10M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Robocurve?

Robocurve is privately held and venture-backed ($10M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Is Robocurve a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Robocurve ranks in roughly the top 13% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Robocurve founded?

Robocurve was founded in 2026.

Is Robocurve safe?

Robocurve has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Unreviewed · 9 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-19

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-19

Sources by quality tier

9: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.