About
Sunday Robotics is a California‑based robotics startup developing Memo, a home robot trained on millions of real household routines using a Skill Capture Glove. The company focuses on full‑stack AI and hardware integration to enable practical robots that work in unpredictable domestic environments. The company emerged from stealth in 2025 backed by $35M from Benchmark and Conviction. Tony Zhao and Cheng Chi are co‑founders.
- Raised $35M in venture funding
- Unveiled Memo, a home robot trained on ~10M real‑world household episodes
- Built Skill Capture Glove system to collect large‑scale real human demonstration data
Company Details
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Funding Status | Series Unknown |
| Total Funding | $35M |
| Employees | 11-50 |
Software Ecosystem
| AI / Model Approach | Vertically integrated full-stack AI trained on imitation learning via the Skill Capture Glove. Founded by researchers behind ALOHA, ACT (Action Chunking with Transformers), and Diffusion Policy. No third-party foundation model disclosed. According to Sunday Robotics. |
|---|---|
| Training Methodology | Large-scale human demonstration data collected from 500+ real U.S. households via patented Skill Capture Glove (~$400 wearable). Over 10 million household episodes collected. Memory Developers program — distributed data collection network of 2,000+ contributors. Data transfers directly into training pipeline due to kinematic alignment with robot hardware. According to Sunday Robotics and Bain Capital Ventures. |
| Developer Access | No public SDK or third-party developer platform. Closed, vertically integrated stack. Memory Developers program is a data contributor network, not a developer SDK. Founding Family Beta program (50 households) launching late 2026. According to Sunday Robotics. |
| Third-Party Integrations | None disclosed. |
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Our Coverage

blog
Why You Should Know: Memo from Sunday Robotics
16 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

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Sunday Robotics Raises $165M to Stop Giving Demos
20 Apr 2026 · 5 min read

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Sunday Robotics opens "Founding Family" beta for Memo
28 Dec 2025 · 2 min read

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Sunday Robotics launches Memo — Home-Ready Humanoid Trained in 500 Real Houses
19 Nov 2025 · 3 min read
Latest Videos
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Welcome to Sunday’s new HQ
22 May 2026
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Sunday's $165M Series B: No More Demos
12 Mar 2026
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Introducing Memo, from Sunday
19 Nov 2025
Last updated 04 Jul 2026
