Sunday Robotics

[PRIVATE]

Humanoids · HQ: Mountain View, California · Est. 2024 · 1 model registered · 2 deployments

New deployment

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Sunday Robotics: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $200.0M raised. 5 sources back the record.

Ownership

PRIVATE

Capital / Funding

$200M

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

Sunday Robotics is an AI robotics company developing laundry-folding robots for home automation. ACT-2 Preview achieved 99.1% zero-shot success rate across 785 autonomous attempts in 9 garment types in real unseen homes. Founded by Tony Zhao (@tonyzzhao). Uses 'Memo' model — first robotics model to unify broad generalization with high reliability. Single fine-tuning example teaches new behavior that generalizes.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 71.2%

Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $200M raised and recent funding activity. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.

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Key Facts

CEOTony Z. Zhao — Stanford PhD dropout, ex-DeepMind, ex-Tesla Autopilot
CTOCheng Chi — Stanford SNF researcher, Columbia PhD
Funding$200M total ($35M Series A Nov 2025 + $165M Series B Mar 2026)
Valuation$1.15B post-money (Series B, Mar 2026)
InvestorsCoatue (lead), Benchmark, Bain Capital Ventures, Fidelity, Tiger Global, Conviction, Xtal Ventures
TechnologyACT-1 foundation model trained on zero robot data; proprietary Skill Capture Glove for data collection; full-stack hardware + software
Financial stageEarly (VC-backed, pre-revenue, beta launching late 2026)
ACT-2 preview99.1% zero-shot laundry success — 785 autonomous attempts across 9 garment types
ACT-2 testingUnseen homes, no per-home adaptation, single fixed model
Key findingSingle-demonstration learning generalizes to unseen environments — post-training gains transfer to real-world

Claims & Reality Assessment

1 entry

Audited Corporate Claims Ledger

Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for Sunday Robotics.

Leadership & Founders

6 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Cheng ChiSEC-verified

Co-founder & CTO

Tony Z. ZhaoSEC-verified

Co-founder & CEO

Tony Zhaoreported, not verified

Co-founder

Founding Team

Tony Zhao[Founder]

cofounder · no longer at company · Sunday

Tony Z. Zhao[Founder]

no longer at company

Cheng Chi[Founder]

no longer at company · Sunday

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

2 entries
Total Tracked0
Operating0
Announced0
Concluded0

Operator Customers & Fleet Integrators

Sunday Robotics - 2 deploymentsSunday Robotics

Platform Models

1 entry

Deployments

2 entries

Sectors & Applications

2 entries

FAQ

14 entries
What is Sunday Robotics?

Sunday Robotics is an AI robotics company developing laundry-folding robots for home automation. ACT-2 Preview achieved 99.1% zero-shot success rate across 785 autonomous attempts in 9 garment types in real unseen homes. Founded by Tony Zhao (@tonyzzhao). Uses 'Memo' model — first robotics model to unify broad generalization with high reliability. Single fine-tuning example teaches new behavior that generalizes.

What does Sunday Robotics make?

Sunday Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Memo (Sunday Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

Is Sunday Robotics publicly traded?

No. Sunday Robotics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who competes with Sunday Robotics?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Sunday Robotics building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, Dobot, AgiBot.

Who is the CEO of Sunday Robotics?

Tony Z. Zhao is the ceo of Sunday Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Sunday Robotics?

Sunday Robotics is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $200M in disclosed funding.

Where is Sunday Robotics headquartered?

Sunday Robotics is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

How much funding has Sunday Robotics raised?

Sunday Robotics has raised approximately $200M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Sunday Robotics?

Sunday Robotics is privately held and venture-backed ($200M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Where does Sunday Robotics operate robots?

Sunday Robotics operates 2 verified deployments, including at United States (multiple hotel chains), Germany, Europe.

How many robots has Sunday Robotics deployed?

DEPLOY has 2 verified Sunday Robotics deployments on record at sites including United States (multiple hotel chains), Germany, Europe. That is a count of distinct field deployments each backed by sourced evidence, not a manufacturer's claimed unit total; it updates as new sites are verified.

Is Sunday Robotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Sunday Robotics ranks in roughly the top 29% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Sunday Robotics founded?

Sunday Robotics was founded in 2024.

Is Sunday Robotics safe?

Sunday Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.