Glossary

What we mean by the words we use

Robotics vocabulary is used loosely across the industry. These are the definitions this site holds itself to.

Platform: In HumanForm Labs usage, 'platform' means the HumanForm Control Plane software. It is currently v0 and in development. Where the word appears next to a robot, it means the robot model.
Control plane: The layer that assigns tasks, handles interventions, records evidence, and tracks reliability across robots from different manufacturers. It does not replace an OEM's low-level control stack.
Deployable: A system that can be purchased or leased today with a clear regulatory path for the intended use. Deployable is a market statement about the system, not a statement that HumanForm Labs has integrated it.
Supported: A system HumanForm Labs can deploy and operate through the control plane. Support requires at least Lab validated status.
Production validated (status 1): Connected and operating at a customer site with a named owner and a recorded evidence date.
Lab validated (status 2): Connected and tested by HumanForm Labs outside a customer site. Not yet proven in production.
Partner enabled (status 3): A formal route to the system exists through the manufacturer or an operator, but integration is pending or customer-specific.
Research only (status 4): The entry reflects public market research. HumanForm Labs has not validated an integration or established a commercial route for the system.
Partner: An organization with a signed, permissioned relationship with HumanForm Labs. Research into a manufacturer's channel program is not a partnership.
Uptime: The share of scheduled operating time a unit was available for work, measured from the operating record. HumanForm Labs publishes no uptime figure and offers no contracted uptime today.
Intervention: Any human action taken to unblock, correct, or stop a robot task. Interventions are counted per task and recorded in the evidence store.
Evidence pack: An export of tasks, interventions, incidents, and readings for a site and date range. It is a record, not a certification or audit opinion.