xdof

xdof (operating at xdof.ai) is a robotics infrastructure platform engineered for the development of embodied artificial intelligence. Founded in 2024 by UC Berkeley researchers Philipp Wu (CEO) and Fred Shentu (CTO), the company specializes in building the foundational tools, data, and services that accelerate the future of robotics. Under the hood, xdof combines generative modeling techniques with real-world robotics data collection, addressing the labor-intensive and unglamorous task of gathering training datasets—a critical bottleneck for AI labs. This allows leading robotics builders to focus on innovation rather than manual data collection, streamlining the development of advanced manipulation, locomotion, and control systems. Backed by a $70 million Series A funding round and in talks for a $1.2 billion Series B valuation, xdof is positioned as a key enabler for the next generation of autonomous systems.