Ethan Woo

Robot Research Intern @bySyncere | tron @uwaterloo

[Ethan Woo @ethancpwoo]

So incredibly exciting.

Lume is groundbreaking.

Order now.

[Aaron Tan @aaronistan]

Introducing Lume.

A lamp that does your chores.

Order now. Shipping this summer.

[Aaron Tan @aaronistan]

Had a great time showcasing Lume at @bySyncere last night!

[Aaron Tan @aaronistan]

We are hosting the largest showing of Lume in Palo Alto

Bring your own laundry

Details below

[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!

[Ethan Woo @ethancpwoo]

@_margaretzhang @latentius @a16z @speedrun @ThirdbrainLabs Congrats Margaret!

[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.

[Aaron Tan @aaronistan]

We will share a documentary on our design philosophy tomorrow @bySyncere

[Aaron Tan @aaronistan]

We had a great time creating this!

The goal was to produce a fashion film featuring our home robot @bySyncere

[Mike Kalil @mikekalilmfg]

The $1,499 Robot Lamp That Could Kill the Humanoid Hype

The Silicon Valley startup Syncere has opened preorders for its viral robotic lamp post that handles household chores while providing ambient lighting.

The small robotic manipulator, named Lume, is basically a scaled down industrial robot arm adapted for common domestic chores like folding laundry and making the bed. The robot lamp recognizes objects with its computer vision while its onboard AI figures out how to manipulate them to finish tasks.

Founded by Stanford PhD Aaron Tan, Palo Alto-based Syncere is positioning Lume as a relatively affordable alternative to humanoids coming to market from companies like 1X Technologies, Figure AI, and Tesla. Its entry price is 93 percent cheaper than 1X’s NEO, which is $20,000 to buy outright or $500 per month.

Palo Alto-based Syncere is selling Lume starting at $1,499. A pair of the machines, called a Duet, that handle more advanced chores is priced at $2,499. A fully refundable deposit of $149 is required to preorder.

Syncere says it plans to start shipping units starting this summer.

[Juliana @juliazniv]

yesterday our commercial work with @bySyncere came out

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

[Chris Paxton @chris_j_paxton]

It's actually pretty cool looking. The bottom link in the arm seems fixed, so its not clear that it can reach the floor all that well. The cameras seem really well hidden.

[Chris Paxton @chris_j_paxton]

Great vibes. I like the implication that you can have multiple robots coordinating in order to "make" a bimanual robot -- many chores and other tasks are far easier to do with two or more hands.

[Robert Scoble @Scobleizer]

I got a close look.

San Francisco robot innovation.

Will be seen in many homes there.

[Alex Levenko @alexembodied]

@aaronistan We’ve got lamps doing your chores before GTA 6 @pmarca

[Alex Levenko @alexembodied]

Only with the team at @bySyncere could we have done this so quickly without compromising the product.

Have never worked with a team with so much grit, they laugh when faced with hard technical problems and just get them done @likev_in @FrankFunanShi @aaronistan @pxrcy3571 @sinarasi2000 @RomMagz @angus_fung @Greymasterjr13 @ethancpwoo

[Rom Magdangal @RomMagz]

Design is the promise. The hardware is the proof. See you tomorrow.

[Ethan Woo @ethancpwoo]

real, keep posted on this tmr 👀

[Siddarth Narasimhan @sinarasi2000]

No beige. See you tomorrow.

[Ethan Woo @ethancpwoo]

@drfeifei world models ftw

[Ethan Woo @ethancpwoo]

@heynavtoor 🔥🔥

[Aaron Tan @aaronistan]

Design is everything at @bySyncere

Excited to share our vision for the future of home robotics tomorrow.