01 · Data input
ACORN
Capture · Record
It starts with real manipulation, captured as data.
ONE SYSTEM.TWO ENDS.
02 · Data processing and model training
Grove
Organise · Learn
Connects captured data to model training.
03 · Dexterous hand output
OAK
Execute · Verify
Carries learned motion back into the real world.
Human manipulation→ACORN UMI-L→Pose / hand / dexterous hand data→Time sync→SDK / dataset→OAK / robot control
CAPTURE THE REAL WORLD
ACORN UMI-L
01·Real-world capture
Five-finger manipulation, captured in the field
First-person video, head and hand pose, and two-hand input are recorded together. A supported dexterous hand and wrist cameras add their state and close-range video.
The left and right UMI controllers drive the mounted hand directly, so capture happens in the field rather than at a fixed teleoperation station.
- Real-world
- Portable capture
- Five-finger
02·Direct force feedback
Contact, resistance and pressure, felt as you work
The handheld controllers drive the mounted hand directly, so contact and resistance are felt during the task and motion adjusted as it happens.
- Direct control
- Contact sensing
- Adjust as you go
03·Lower data cost
One pass, fully recorded
For the same task and data quality, unit data cost is about 1/6 of capture by teleoperating a real robot.
Internal estimate; results vary with configuration and process.
- One pass
- Fully recorded
- Lower cost
04·Dexterous hand support
Supports five-finger hands with up to 6 active DoF
Supported hands connect over CAN FD, and the position, velocity, current and status the interface exposes are recorded alongside.
- Fits mainstream models
- Free adaptation support
About SQUIRREL ROBOTICS
Squirrel Robotics was founded in August 2025 to connect human manipulation with robot learning.
We start from real-world interaction and focus on real-world data capture and dexterous hand control, so every action becomes data that can be recorded, understood and learned from.
From capture to training to execution, data runs through every stage of embodied intelligence.
- Founded
- 2025.08
- Core product
- Acorn UMI-L
- Real-world data captureDexterous hand control
- 2 core areas