Editorial standards

ExplorRobo is an independent publication about robots, Physical AI and the software that runs them. This page explains how the work is made, so you can judge it on its merits.

What we publish

• Analysis: original pieces that connect several developments into one argument, with the engineering detail behind the claims.
• Guides: evergreen explainers on tooling and fundamentals, revised as the software changes. The last-revised date is shown on the page.
• Briefings: short reports on news that matters. These summarise reporting published elsewhere, credit it, and link to the original at the point of use.

Sourcing

Primary sources come first: manufacturer documentation and datasheets, ROS and driver repositories, release notes, papers, regulator filings and company statements. Every factual claim traces to a linked source, and a claim that rests on a single unconfirmed report says so in the text.

Numbers and benchmarks

Specs are quoted as the manufacturer states them, including the conditions attached. Where a performance figure comes from a vendor benchmark or a third-party test, the source is named and the setup described. We do not present another organisation's measurement as our own, and we do not run a hardware lab: when a claim needs measurement we do not have, we say that rather than infer a number.

Robots in the field

Deployment claims, funding figures and production volumes are the most inflated numbers in this industry. When a company announces a pilot, that is reported as a pilot, with the site, the partner and the duration if they are published. Nothing is upgraded into a rollout on the strength of a press release.

Corrections

Mistakes are corrected in place, with a dated note at the foot of the article describing what changed. Substantive corrections are never made silently. To request one, email hello@explorrobo.com with the URL and the specific claim.

AI assistance

Drafting and research tooling, including language models, is used to help gather sources and tighten prose. Every published claim is checked against its source before it goes live, and the desk is accountable for the text. Content is not generated and published unreviewed.

Ownership and funding

ExplorRobo is independently owned and self-funded. There are no sponsored posts, no paid placements and no vendor-supplied copy. No display advertising is sold directly; if programmatic advertising is added later, advertisers will have no input into coverage.

Who is responsible

The site publishes under the ExplorRobo Editorial byline, which stands for the desk that reports, writes and edits it. The about page explains why the byline is not a personal one, and contact has the address for tips, corrections and rights requests.