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On 2026-08-04, @apagajewski and @_kelsey_pool launched Pandroid as a project to…

2026-08-04 · 16:40 UTC ·@apagajewski ·1 min read

Brief

Pandroid, launched by @apagajewski and @kelseypool (announced via Pantograph) on 2026-08-04, is an affordable, fleet-ready robot platform built because no existing robot met cost and reliability needs for their 10 million-hour on-embodiment data goal. The devices are small, durable, connect to models or coding agents over SSH, and are available via a waitlist.

Why it matters

On 2026-08-04, @apagajewski and @_kelsey_pool launched Pandroid as a project to build thousands of small robots after failing to find a reliably priced platform for large-scale data collection.

Key details

  • Their initial target is to collect 10 million hours of on-embodiment data; Pandroid is described as a small, safe, durable, fleet-capable hardware platform that can connect to any model or coding agent over SSH.
  • The authors describe the devices as feeling like 'Ghibli tech' and appearing alive when autonomous; the announcement was posted by Pantograph (@pantographPBC) and includes a waitlist link.
Source evidence

A year ago, @kelseypool and I set out to make thousands of little robots to collect a dataset large enough to train a foundation model on. Today, we’re launching Pandroid! This is the kind of robot that I imagine diffusing out into our homes and lives.

They feel like Ghibli tech to me!

They have some kind of a spark to them. Especially when they’re running on their own, my brain just registers them as alive, like some kind of bird or chipmunk.

Pantograph (@pantographPBC)

We set out to collect 10M hours of on-embodiment data as a starting point for robotics models, but couldn’t find a robot reliable enough at a price that made it possible. So, we built one.

Meet Pandroid: an accessible hardware platform for AI. Small enough to safely experiment with, durable enough to run in fleets. Connect it to any model or coding agent over SSH to let it interact with the world.

Join the waitlist:

Video

— https://nitter.net/pantographPBC/status/2084678780128510113#m