Angus Fung

CTO @bySyncere | Prev. Robotics PhD @UofT

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

Lume bridges the gap between the lab and the living room. Proud of the team for making the future feel this seamless.

[Aaron Tan @aaronistan]

Introducing Lume.

A lamp that does your chores.

Order now. Shipping this summer.

[Aaron Tan @aaronistan]

Lume in NYC

[Aaron Tan @aaronistan]

Excited to meet everyone at our event tonight!

We prepared something special for the first few in line

[Aaron Tan @aaronistan]

Most people assume our lamp form factor is just an aesthetic choice, but it is actually a direct response to the exact deployment problems outlined here.

Positioning as a lamp allows us to:
- tap into existing distribution channels
- deliver value on day 1 (without relying on perfect autonomy)
- get into homes fast -> starts the data flywheel

Humanoids can't do this because they require near-perfect physical ai to be a viable consumer product.

This means until physical ai is solved, there will be limited real-world adoption -> limited deployment data -> limited improvement.

I wrote a lot on this internally at @bySyncere. Will share more soon.

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

@aaronistan @sathaxe Let’s do it

[Alex Macdonald @alexfmac]

Home robots should not be performative or the centre of attention.

They should be a quiet luxury working in the background enabling you to live your best life.

They should be a part of the furniture.

Ambient robotics.

Thank you @aaronistan for showing me around the Atelier.

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

@chris_j_paxton 🎯

[Chris Paxton @chris_j_paxton]

Honestly bringing your own lighting is such a clever solution to getting robot policies to work in every home

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

We are showing Lume folding laundry in the dark for the first time.

The lamp form factor lets us control the lighting, which is especially useful for robot learning.

Space is limited, so sign up quickly!

[Aaron Tan @aaronistan]

We are hosting the largest showing of Lume in Palo Alto

Bring your own laundry

Details below

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

@ClaraChengGo @speedrun 🙋‍♂️

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

@Saint_n0mad It's missing Lume @bySyncere

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

@__Talley__ @wentoffscript is the best

[Aaron Tan @aaronistan]

We’re a small team in Palo Alto with a contrarian belief.

Home robotics won’t start with everything, it will start with the few chores that actually matter, in a form people already understand.

This is our story @bySyncere.

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

@aaronistan @jbrukh Working on it

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

@Jacob_Rhodes_ @aaronistan https://t.co/fTjtnem3Ly

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

@amitgwde @aaronistan exactly

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

@SolArdenti @aaronistan it will come autonomous, there will be no remote control

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

@rtcoffee123 @aaronistan there will be no teleoperation

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

We had a blast working on this! Huge thanks to @juliazniv, @alli_gooch, @docdropout @wentoffscript, and everyone involved in making this happen.

[Juliana @juliazniv]

yesterday our commercial work with @bySyncere came out

here’s a look behind the scenes of the shoot 🛋️

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

@PepeRgb20 @aaronistan A lume in every room means it doesn't need to do that

[Angus Fung @angus_fung]

@SamarthJaiswal_ @aaronistan thank you!