Mbodi Will Show How It Can Train a Robot Using AI Agents at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

Why It Matters

Automating robot training via conversational AI could slash integration time and labor costs, accelerating robotics adoption in fast‑changing manufacturing settings and reshaping the industrial automation market.

Summary

Mbodi, a New York‑based startup, will showcase its AI‑agent‑driven robot‑training platform at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 as a Top 20 Startup Battlefield finalist. The cloud‑to‑edge system lets users issue natural‑language prompts, which a network of AI agents breaks into subtasks to quickly teach robots new tasks without manual reprogramming. Launched in 2024, Mbodi won the ABB Robotics AI competition, secured a partnership with the SoftBank‑owned ABB unit, and is piloting a proof‑of‑concept with a Fortune 100 consumer‑packaged‑goods company, targeting broader deployments in 2026.