# Sonny: Tutor Intelligence humanoid robot

Canonical ID: `2a552173-417d-45ca-87f8-0e71498bace7`

- **Slug:** sonny
- **Form factor:** humanoid
- **Maturity stage:** pilot
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Sonny?

A bimanual semi-humanoid robot platform used in Tutor Intelligence's Data Factory (DF1) for data collection and training of the Ti0 vision-language-action model. 100 Sonny units operate at DF1 in Watertown, MA, performing piece-picking tasks under remote teleoperation by human tutors.

### Is Sonny actually deployed in the real world?

Sonny is at the pilot stage: a trial is reported, but no deployment is yet verified at a named site on the DEPLOY registry. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

### Who makes Sonny?

Sonny is made by Tutor Intelligence, based in Watertown, MA, USA, founded in 2021.

### What are alternatives to Sonny?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to Sonny include Digit, Walker S2, Apollo, Unitree H2 Plus.

### How does Sonny compare to Digit?

Sonny and Digit (Agility Robotics · 8 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. Sonny has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

### What is Sonny's maturity stage?

Sonny is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

### Where is Sonny deployed?

No verified deployments of Sonny are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.massrobotics.org/tutor-intelligence-builds-data-factory-to-train-robot-ai-in-the-real-world/

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