FrontierSeptember 16, 2026via SiliconAngle
Tutor Intelligence launches second-generation intelligent warehouse robotics with a classroom to teach them
Why it matters
A robotics company launching foundation models purpose-built for warehouse automation signals that embodied AI is moving from research to production. The 'classroom' training approach may be replicable across other robot platforms, changing how teams approach multi-robot coordination and learning.
Key signals
- Tutor Intelligence launched second-generation Cassie and Sonny robots
- Robots run on Tutor's robot foundation models (Ti0: 4.5B parameters, Vision Language Action model)
- Sonny is a dual-armed semi-humanoid robot for warehouse tasks
- Company has developed a 'classroom' training environment for robot learning
- This represents evolution of embodied AI from single-robot research to multi-unit deployment
The hook
Tutor Intelligence ships Cassie and Sonny Gen 2, running on foundation models trained in a 'classroom' — a new approach to embodied AI at scale.
Tutor Intelligence Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence-powered warehouse robot workers, has launched its second-generation Cassie and Sonny robots, running on the company’s robot foundation models. Sonny was initially developed as the company’s dual-armed semi-humanoid robot and introduced a…