introducing bothaus, from sudo

A place to build, test, and experience robots

bothaus is sudo's open robotics lab. Build and test on real robots, see physical AI in action, meet the people bringing it to life, and experience the latest generation of robots up close.

What can you do at bothaus?

Visitors gather around sudo R1 during a hands-on session at bothaus

Build

Bring your own project — build and test robotics applications on real hardware, using sudo's models, simulation, and developer tools.

A young visitor hands an object to a robot gripper at bothaus

Experiment

Put robots to the test — change the task, the objects, or the setup, and see how the robot responds in the real world. Don't just watch the demo. Try it.

sudo R1 performs a task on a table during a live demo at bothaus

Experience

See physical AI in action — watch robots perform real tasks, and get hands-on with them yourself.

An audience watches a talk at a bothaus community event

Connect

Meet the people building robots — join demos, workshops, hackathons, and events with sudo and the local robotics community.

Built for builders. Open to the curious.

  • Robot developers

    build and test on real hardware.

  • Researchers

    experiment with manipulation and embodied AI.

  • Startups & companies

    explore applications and use cases.

  • Students

    learn, tinker, and meet the robotics community.

  • Everyone else

    curious about robots? Come experience what they can actually do.

A visitor takes a can from a robot arm during a live demo at bothaus

bothaus around the world

Open now

Shanghai

Open now

Zurich

Open now

Mountain View

Coming soon

Beijing

Live demos, hands-on sessions, demo nights, and community events.

How it works

  1. Apply

    Tell us who you are and what you'd like to try.

  2. Review

    Every application is reviewed by a human, and we get back to you quickly.

  3. Visit

    Pick a time, come by, spend a session with the robots.

a house for robot developers, by robot developers