sixth sense

An innovation studio at the intersection of robotics, cybersecurity, and AI.

We research what's coming before it's obvious and make it legible.

What we do

  1. Writing

    Clear, honest analysis of what's actually happening in robotics, AI, and security. No hype, no fear. Free to read.

  2. Research & tools

    The substance behind the writing - hands on work, from security research on embodied systems to the tools it produces.

  3. Consulting

    For startups and enterprises who want the research applied to their systems. Limited engagements.

Writing

Research notes are in progress. The first pieces will be published here.

Robotics, sensed

Where robotics and embodied AI are moving right now. Current as of July 2026.

Humanoid — London $152M Series A at a $1.35B valuation — Europe's first pure-play humanoid unicorn. Forbes · Jul 2026 NEURA Robotics — Germany Series C worth up to $1.4B, led by Tether with Amazon, Nvidia, and the EIB. CNBC · Jun 2026 FCC — Washington Moves to restrict Chinese-made humanoid and quadruped robots over firmware backdoor findings. Tech Times · Jul 2026 Unitree — Hangzhou Exploit turns robots into a self-spreading botnet — one compromised unit infecting its peers. IEEE Spectrum · 2026 AI² Robotics — Shenzhen Raised roughly $735M at a ~$3B valuation for wheeled humanoids. The Robot Report · Jul 2026

Open source in robotics

A robot with open-source tools labelled by body part Head is LeRobot, nervous system is ROS 2, arms and hands are MoveIt 2, legs and feet are Nav2. A thought bubble holds the simulators MuJoCo, Isaac Lab, Genesis and Gazebo. BRAIN LeRobot Learned policies, datasets & pretrained models. NERVOUS SYSTEM ROS 2 The messaging backbone wiring every part together. ARMS & HANDS MoveIt 2 Motion planning, kinematics & manipulation. LEGS & FEET Nav2 Navigation & locomotion through the world. TRAINED IN SIMULATION MuJoCo · Isaac Lab Genesis · Gazebo

Tap any tool to open its repository on GitHub.

Contact

For research or consulting engagements:
[email protected]