Tony Xiao, founder of Sunday Robotics, explains to the Sources Podcast hosts how the company is developing Memo, a home robot trained with data from wearable gloves.
Xiao says Sunday wants its robots to work autonomously, but that requires training data the company cannot get by relying only on customer homes. Its Memory Glove lets contractors perform household tasks that generate training data without a robot present. More than 500 U.S. contractors collect data, earning about $40 per hour, and the company plans to expand the group.
Xiao describes the hand and glove as a connected system: a capable hand is of little use if the company cannot collect enough data to train it. Sunday designs the hardware, software, data collection, and controls together, and Xiao says the glove-based approach is unusual. He expects real-world data to remain valuable even as the company explores different training methods.
Xiao argues that factories are not automatically easier for robots because every setting presents difficult problems. In homes, Memo could provide value by handling recurring tasks or simple help, such as bringing someone a drink, without needing to outperform a human worker on speed. Sunday expects to begin with customers who can tolerate early mistakes, with elder care as a longer-term possibility.
Xiao distinguishes polished videos from repeated live demonstrations and actual deployment, which he sees as increasingly demanding tests of a robot's abilities. He says Memo is designed to yield when bumped and remain stable if power is interrupted. Sunday plans a home beta toward the end of 2026, while Xiao expects household robots to reach homes within five years.
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