Mundane
Mundane provides teleoperated humanoid robots that let skilled workers perform dangerous electrical, utility, and industrial jobs from a safe distance. Operators wear a force-feedback exoskeleton that mirrors their arm movements joint for joint, with true stereo vision and real force feedback along the entire arm. The system is designed so the robot feels like an extension of the worker's own body, keeping skilled judgment in the loop while eliminating physical exposure to hazards.
- Robotics
- Industrial Automation
- Hardware
- Manufacturing / Industry 4.0
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Skilled workers in electrical contracting, utilities, data centers, power generation, construction, and industrial plants routinely face dangerous jobs—energized maintenance, substation commissioning, live DC work, and pressure testing—that put them at risk of injury or fatality. These tasks require human judgment and dexterity, forcing qualified people to physically expose themselves to hazardous conditions.
Solution
Mundane provides teleoperated humanoid robots that let skilled workers perform dangerous jobs from a safe distance. A worker wears a force-feedback exoskeleton that mirrors their arm movements joint for joint while the robot follows in real time, and the operator sees through the robot's cameras in true stereo and feels what the robot touches through real force feedback along the whole arm. The system is designed to close the "embodiment gap" between working with one's own hands and working through a machine, so natural that the operator's subconscious accepts the robot as an extension of their body. This approach keeps the skilled worker in charge—they retain judgment, reaction, and feel for the job—while eliminating physical exposure to hazards. The platform targets dull, dangerous, and repetitive tasks, with applications including switchgear commissioning, substation work, energized maintenance, solar and storage live DC work, MEP tasks, and industrial valve and pressure testing.
Target Audience
Primary customers are electrical contractors, utilities, data center operators, power generation companies, construction firms, and industrial plant operators that need to keep skilled workers safe while performing energized, hazardous, or physically punishing tasks.
Features
- Force-feedback exoskeleton that follows the operator's whole arm joint for joint and pushes back with real resistance along the entire arm, not just the hand
- True stereo vision system with head-tracking that matches the robot's head movements and minimizes eye strain and motion sickness for full-shift comfort
- Proprioceptive coupling: the operator's arm, the exoskeleton, and the robot's arm share the same joints, axes, and order—eliminating software guesswork about elbow and shoulder positions
- Detailed physical model of each robot arm filters out the machine's own dynamics so only real external contact forces reach the operator's hand
- Humanoid torso design—two arms, two hands, and a head—optimized for entering environments built for human workers without infrastructure redesign
- No modes, buttons, or mappings to learn; operators typically stop thinking about the robot within minutes of use