Asim is building a real-world physical intelligence benchmark for humanoid robots, focusing on dexterous manipulation

Tristan, co-founder of YC F26-incubated company Asim, said the team is building a standardized benchmark for physical intelligence in humanoid robots, with a focus on evaluating dexterous manipulation capabilities. The benchmark uses repeatable scenarios to examine spatial reasoning, grasp adaptation, coordination, and how robots respond to physical interaction, with the goal of pinpointing where capabilities fail and providing reproducible failure cases. The team also noted the need to address comparability issues caused by differences in hardware, sensors, and control interfaces.