Core Insights - Jingxiang Mo has left K-Scale Labs to establish a new company, Gradient Robotics, focusing on critical issues in robotics and physical AI in the U.S. [1][6] - During his tenure at K-Scale Labs, he led the development of K-Bot and Z-Bot, achieving significant milestones in under eight months with a small team [2][10]. Group 1: K-Scale Labs Achievements - K-Scale Labs successfully created K-Bot, an open-source humanoid robot platform, which was the first of its kind in the U.S. for consumer use, featuring a reinforcement learning-based motion system [10][11]. - The K-Bot project saw rapid success, with 150 units sold out quickly, generating over $2 million in sales, and attracting clients like Google DeepMind and OpenAI [11][13]. - The Z-Bot project aims for mass production with a price point below $1,000, and has already garnered significant interest, with over 20,000 people on the waiting list [13]. Group 2: Industry Context and Future Directions - The robotics and physical AI sectors are becoming competitive focal points, with companies like Physical Intelligence (PI) and FieldAI emerging as key players, both valued over $2 billion [18][29]. - PI focuses on developing general AI models for robots, while FieldAI aims to create AI models that can operate in real-world environments, showcasing the industry's demand for technological breakthroughs [24][27]. - Gradient Robotics is positioned to leverage its experience in open-source humanoid robotics to address the challenges in general robotics technology, drawing parallels to advancements in autonomous driving [4][30].