MicroAGI

Google and Nvidia are partnering with German robotics startup Microagi to provide computing power for training and deploying humanoids in factories. The collaboration grants Microagi access to Nvidia GPUs and Google's AI models and cloud platforms, positioning Google to expand its robotics ecosystem in Europe amid growing competition from Chinese and American tech firms.

A former Red Bull Racing engineer founded microagi, a Munich-based robotics startup that raised $55 million to train robots for manufacturing tasks. The company uses worker-recorded data to teach robots and operates a consumer arm called shift, which pays people to document tasks robots might perform.

An AI startup called Shift is offering free home cleaning in New York City in exchange for customers allowing the company to record their dirty apartments to train robots. Shift, an offshoot of Germany-based Microagi, uses anonymized data collected from these recordings, which is sold to AI labs and used for internal research. The company aims to expand services and cities beyond the initial launch.

MicroAGI, a German startup, offers free home cleaning in New York City through its Shift app, using professional cleaners wearing cameras to record data for training AI-driven robots. The service requires users to provide contact and access details for a two-hour appointment.