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Robotics is slow because every change needs physical setup, people, space, and repeated field runs.

Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-06-09

Antioch launched Antioch Agent, a browser-based robotics simulator that lets developers test physical AI systems using software-style CI/CD workflows, eliminating the need for repeated physical field runs.

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Topics: roboticssimulationphysical-aiai-testing-infrastructure

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  • Robotics development is bottlenecked by the need for physical setup, personnel, space, and repeated real-world field runs for every change.
  • Antioch Agent is a browser-based robotics simulator that brings software-style testing to physical AI.
  • Software teams already rely on automated testing infrastructure that robotics teams currently lack.

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Robotics is slow because every change needs physical setup, people, space, and repeated field runs.
Physical AI needs the kind of testing system software teams already relies on.