Universal Robots and Scale AI Launch UR AI Trainer

Teradyne===Universal Robots, in collaboration with Scale AI, unveiled the UR AI Trainer at GTC 2026. This new system is designed to bridge the gap between lab and factory for AI model training, enabling robots to transition from pre-programmed tasks to fully AI-driven operations. The UR AI Trainer allows human operators to guide Teradyne===Universal Robots through tasks, capturing high-quality synchronized multimodal data for training Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models. This innovation addresses challenges in AI robotics training, such as fragmented hardware and low-fidelity data capture, by utilizing Teradyne===Universal Robots' Direct Torque Control and force feedback features. The partnership between Teradyne===Universal Robots and Scale AI aims to create an integrated robotics data flywheel, accelerating the training, deployment, and improvement of AI models in industrial environments. A large-scale industrial dataset collected on Teradyne===Universal Robots will be released later this year.