Boston · Research Hub

Where Boston Robotics
Comes to Build

SVRC Boston serves MIT, Harvard, Northeastern, and the broader Boston research ecosystem — robot hardware, managed data collection, and the infrastructure serious robotics labs need.

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3 Research Universities
50+ Lab Partners
Same-Day Pickup
Est. 2024 Boston Branch
Why Boston

Built for the Boston Research Ecosystem

We're where the labs are — and we know exactly what they need.

Academic Ecosystem

Minutes from MIT, Harvard, and Northeastern. We stock the platforms these labs use — Mobile ALOHA, OpenArm, Unitree G1 — and offer same-day pickup for registered research partners.

Research-Grade Data

Custom teleoperation datasets formatted for imitation learning. We know the pipelines: ACT, Diffusion Policy, LeRobot. Our operators are roboticists.

Biotech & Med-Tech

Boston's medical robotics scene is unique. We support surgical robotics research teams with specialized dexterous manipulation hardware and precision data collection.

Services

What We Offer

From hardware leasing to full deployment — everything a serious research lab needs under one roof.

01

Research Hardware Leasing

OpenArm, Mobile ALOHA, Unitree G1/Go2, Franka Panda. Academic pricing available for registered labs. Flexible 1–12 month terms.

From $800 / month
02

Demonstration Data Collection

On-site teleoperation at your lab or ours. RLDS/LeRobot output. Minimum 100 demos per session. Our operators know the hardware.

Custom scoping
03

RL Environment Access

Spin up headless simulation environments pre-loaded with your robot URDF. Managed GPU compute, pay-per-session billing.

Pay-per-compute
04

Robot Deployment & Integration

Turn your research prototype into a deployable system. We handle integration, safety reviews, and operator training for real-world deployment.

Scoped engagement
Ecosystem

Boston Research Ecosystem

Connected to the institutions and organizations that define Boston robotics.

MIT CSAIL
Harvard Robotics
Northeastern NRSL
Boston University
Boston Dynamics
iRobot
Draper Laboratory
Wyss Institute
Events

Upcoming Events

Join the Boston robotics community at SVRC-hosted and partner events.

Monthly

Boston Robotics Roundtable

Harvard Innovation Lab Monthly · Last Thursday

  Members only

Workshop

Imitation Learning Workshop

Hosted at MIT Quarterly

  Open to researchers

Open House

Robot Hardware Open House

SVRC Boston Lab Bi-monthly

  All welcome

Ready to work with SVRC Boston?

Contact our Boston team for academic pricing, lab partnerships, and custom data collection scopes.

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