Neura opens humanoid robot training facility in Munich

Neura, a robotics startup based in Metzingen, Germany, is operating a secretive robot-training facility in Munich that the New York Times has described as a “robogym,” according to a Futurism report. Inside, up to one hundred humanoid robots from companies around the world repeatedly practice tasks ranging from household chores to factory work, including moving parts, stacking boxes, and grasping cups. The facility is the operational center of Neura’s push to train embodied AI systems to inhabit and navigate the real world rather than relying only on simulated environments.

Neura founder David Reger said that the physical world does not provide a ready-made data corpus comparable to what large language models have drawn on. For humanoid robots, he argued, training data must be collected directly through real-world operation. That method is now being applied at the Munich facility, where robots from multiple manufacturers are brought together to perform repetitive physical tasks and improve over time.

According to the available report, the facility has remained confidential and had not previously been opened to journalists. Futurism said the New York Times was the outlet that gained the first reported access, while Futurism reported on the story and its implications. Further details about Neura’s data collection volume, training schedule, participation by robot makers, and any future opening of the facility have not been disclosed in the available material.