Selina Wang · 4 September 2026 · Industry Analysis

The Robotics Demo to Production Gap

Selina Wang, VC @ Altimeter

The robotics industry faces a critical chasm between functional demos and reliable production systems—requiring task-specific data, hardware redesign for durability, and 99.9%+ reliability versus lab-bench performance. Vertical applications are narrowing this gap as deployments generate the data and playbooks to improve the next generation.

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Topics: Robotics · Manufacturing & Industrials

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