Define the machine
Robot body, cameras, state vector, action representation, and local safety interface.
VLA deployment for robots
Put a VLA on your robot.
Mech starts with the machine. Choose the body, cameras, state, and action space. Then qualify the exact VLA route, prove it on real hardware, and deploy it through cloud or edge.
Robot firstAction chunksCloud + edgePrelaunch
route / xarm6-pickqualification
01
Body and sensors
Joint order, cameras, limits, and control rate.
xArm 602
Exact VLA checkpoint
Model processor, normalization, and task data.
checkpoint03
Action adapter
Map output into the robot's validated executor.
6D + grip04
Closed-loop episode
Measure success, latency, starvation, and stop.
stationThe product unit
A model is not an Operator.
A VLA becomes useful only when one exact checkpoint matches one exact embodiment and survives a real closed-loop episode.
Match the policy
Use π0.5, MolmoAct2, SmolVLA, or your own weights only where the route is compatible.
Prove the route
Run episodes on a Station or connected robot before any production deployment.
The runtime
Think ahead while the robot moves.
The policy prepares the next action chunk while the local executor runs the current one. Mech watches the queue, latency, and stale observations.
Predict the next chunk.
- InputFresh images, robot state, and instruction.
- OutputA bounded sequence tied to one observation.
- DeployCloud, customer cloud, or edge artifact.
Own the motion.
- BufferBlend or reject overlapping chunks.
- WatchdogDetect starvation, staleness, and disconnect.
- AuthorityValidate actions and stop the robot.
Qualification
Prove behavior, not just inference.
An HTTP 200 proves almost nothing. Mech promotes a route only after repeatable episodes, bounded latency, disconnect recovery, and viable cost.
EpisodeTask outcome
Did the robot finish the real job?
NetworkTail latency
Did the queue ever run dry?
SafetyDisconnect behavior
Did the local stack fail safely?
ReleaseExact artifact
Can the same route be reproduced?
Start with the machine