sixth sense

The independent security research studio for embodied AI.

Vision

Today, embodied systems are deploying into human environments far faster than we can verify them. When an algorithm moves into the physical world, the gap between what a robot can do and what people can safely trust it to do becomes existential.

We are building the security and verification foundation that bridges this gap, ensuring embodied intelligence doesn’t just work alongside people, but earns the right to be trusted.

Robotics, sensed

Where robotics and embodied AI are moving right now. Current as of August 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 Universal Robots — Odense CVE-2026-8153 (CVSS 9.8): unauthenticated command injection let attackers run code on PolyScope 5 fleets. Patched in 5.25.1. Universal Robots · May 2026 Japan Airlines — Tokyo Put Unitree-based humanoids to work at Haneda Airport — a three-year deployment aimed at labor shortages. Intelligent Living · May 2026 National strategy — Seoul Korea and Japan unveiled physical-AI strategies — a ~100-trillion-won push to catch China; Korea targets a 20% humanoid share. Seoul Economic Daily · Jul 2026 LeRobot — Hugging Face CVE-2026-25874 (CVSS 9.3): unauthenticated RCE reaches the physical machine the policy controls — unpatched at disclosure. The Hacker News · Apr 2026

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