Innodata is a global data engineering company that provides AI-enabled software platforms and managed services to create high-quality training data and data pipelines for AI. It combines proprietary software with a global network of over 5,000 subject-matter experts to collect, create, annotate, and validate data, and it also offers synthetic data generation and end-to-end AI lifecycle services. The DDS segment drives most revenue, with Synodex and Agility supporting healthcare data and media monitoring. Its goal is to deliver reliable, safe, and effective datasets and AI lifecycle solutions across industries including technology, finance, insurance, and government.
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Innodata has opened a motion-capture laboratory in New Jersey designed to generate training data for humanoid robots and validate their performance. The facility features Vicon optical tracking cameras that measure movement with sub-millimetre accuracy, capturing 3D motion directly rather than inferring it from 2D video. The lab addresses the shortage of high-quality training data for physical AI systems. It can produce custom motion-capture data packages and evaluate robots sent by customers, providing independent verification of their movements and responses. According to CEO Rahul Singhal, physical AI is the fastest-growing segment in artificial intelligence, but development teams face constraints due to limited real-world interaction data. The facility offers end-to-end capabilities from data collection through model evaluation. Customers can purchase off-the-shelf data packages or commission bespoke projects, with the lab able to retarget motion data across different robotic platforms.
Innodata opens motion-capture AI lab to help humanoids move like humans. * 3 hrs ago Lab features Vicon optical motion capture cameras to measure subtle movements with sub-millimeter accuracy NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / September 30, 2026 / Innodata Inc. (Nasdaq:INOD) today announced the opening of a new R&D laboratory that is designed to generate the data needed to train the next generation of human-like robots and independently validate the performance data that robots generate internally. Innodata developed the lab in collaboration with Vicon, a leader in motion capture who consulted on the lab design and continues to provide technical consulting. The New Jersey-based lab is equipped with high-precision, low-latency infrared optical tracking cameras that measure movement down to the sub-millimeter level-a degree of accuracy that methods such as wearable inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors and single-camera (monocular) video analysis typically cannot match. The lab addresses an urgent need for high-quality training data for humanoids, industrial robots, and other forms of physical AI. While many other data providers infer 3D motion by analyzing 2D video, Innodata captures 3D data directly, from the bodies themselves-whether those bodies are human or mechanical. "There's just no substitute for direct 3D motion capture," said Frank Tanner, vice president of robotics and physical AI at Innodata. "When a computer vision model tries to make sense of a 2D grid of pixels, mistakes inevitably creep in. Our sensors are designed to register the tiniest motion of every joint, which makes training more accurate and efficient. When you're training a humanoid that weighs almost 200 pounds, your readings can't be in the ballpark. They need to be precise. And with this lab, they are." "Plenty of motion capture companies have discovered humanoid robotics lately. But the teams building the most capable robots keep reaching the same conclusion: if the training data is approximate, the robot will be too," said Andrew Knox, managing director of Vicon. "Vicon sets the standard that motion data is measured against. Our systems capture people, robots and the objects they handle in the same space, with sub-millimeter accuracy and millisecond latency. That gives you independent ground truth, not an estimate. It's why the leading humanoid developers, frontier AI labs and research universities keep choosing Vicon, and why Innodata's lab is well placed to become a reference point for the whole physical AI industry." Innodata customers will be able to purchase motion-capture data as off-the-shelf packages, or commission custom projects. Innodata can produce training data for a wide range of physical AI platforms and retarget motion data from one platform to another as needed. Customers can also send in robots for evaluation, to confirm they perform to customer specifications. Innodata's lab experts can measure a robot's movements and responses in a variety of scripted scenarios, including those in which robots and people interact. Because the lab's calibrated cameras observe each robot from the outside, they provide an external ("exocentric") check on the robot's internal ("egocentric") telemetry, which is often noisy. The resulting measurements can be used to validate a developer's internal data reports or performance claims or to provide independent, third-party benchmarks for trust and safety. The motion-capture lab is an important addition to Innodata's physical AI practice, which supports robotics programs across the full data lifecycle. Its work includes end-to-end real-world data capture and training data production spanning humanoids, human-operated hardware, wearable systems, sensor rigs, Universal Manipulator Interface (UMI) grippers, and other multimodal capture set-ups, as well as evaluation and safety-assurance services that validate robot performance. Innodata's physical AI experts apply the same rigorous, multi-stage quality processes the company has honed over decades of delivering premium data for mission-critical use cases in finance, government and healthcare and, more recently, for frontier AI labs. "Physical AI is growing faster than any other segment in AI, but every robotics team hits the same wall: there isn't enough real-world interaction data, and what exists is expensive and slow to produce," said Innodata CEO Rahul Singhal. "This facility removes that wall. 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Innodata opens motion-capture AI lab that aims to help humanoids move like humans. Features Vicon optical motion-capture cameras to measure subtle movements with sub-millimeter accuracy. By Robotics 24/7 Staff September 30, 2026 Innodata's new motion-capture AI lab in New Jersey features Vicon optical motion-capture cameras to measure subtle movements with sub-millimeter accuracy to generate data that will train the next generation of humanoid robots. Stay up-to-date with news and resources you need to do your job. Research industry trends, compare companies and get weekly market intelligence with Robotics 24/7. Global data engineering company Innodata announced the opening of a new R&D laboratory designed to generate the data needed to train the next generation of human-like robots and independently validate the performance data that robots generate internally. Innodata said that it developed the lab in collaboration with Vicon, a provider of motion capture technology, which consulted on the lab design and continues to provide technical consulting. Generating data to help humanoids perform more human-like movement. Innodata said that the New Jersey-based lab is equipped with high-precision, low-latency infrared optical tracking cameras that measure movement down to the sub-millimeter level, a degree of accuracy that methods such as wearable inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors and single-camera (monocular) video analysis typically cannot match. "There's just no substitute for direct 3D motion capture," said Frank Tanner, vice president of robotics and physical AI at Innodata. "When a computer vision model tries to make sense of a 2D grid of pixels, mistakes inevitably creep in. Our sensors are designed to register the tiniest motion of every joint, which makes training more accurate and efficient. When you're training a humanoid that weighs almost 200 pounds, your readings can't be in the ballpark. They need to be precise. And with this lab, they are." The company said that the lab addresses an urgent need for high-quality training data for humanoids, industrial robots and other forms of physical AI. While many other data providers infer 3D motion by analyzing 2D video, Innodata said it captures 3D data directly, from the bodies themselves, whether those bodies are human or mechanical. "Plenty of motion capture companies have discovered humanoid robotics lately. But the teams building the most capable robots keep reaching the same conclusion: if the training data is approximate, the robot will be too," said Andrew Knox, managing director of Vicon. "Vicon sets the standard that motion data is measured against. Our systems capture people, robots and the objects they handle in the same space, with sub-millimeter accuracy and millisecond latency. That gives you independent ground truth, not an estimate. It's why the leading humanoid developers, frontier AI labs and research universities keep choosing Vicon, and why Innodata's lab is well placed to become a reference point for the whole physical AI industry." Innodata customers can utilize the new R&D lab. Innodata said that its customers can purchase motion-capture data as off-the-shelf packages, or commission custom projects. Innodata added that it can produce training data for a wide range of physical AI platforms and retarget motion data from one platform to another as needed. "Physical AI is growing faster than any other segment in AI, but every robotics team hits the same wall: there isn't enough real-world interaction data, and what exists is expensive and slow to produce," said Rahul Singhal, CEO of Innodata. "This facility removes that wall. We now offer physical AI companies a complete end-to-end capability - from data collection through model evaluation - that compresses development cycles and gets more capable, safer robots into the world sooner." The company said that customers can also send in robots for evaluation to confirm they perform to customer specifications. Innodata said that its lab experts can measure a robot's movements and responses in a variety of scripted scenarios, including those in which robots and people interact. Because the lab's calibrated cameras observe each robot from the outside, the company said that it can provide an external ("exocentric") check on the robot's internal ("egocentric") telemetry, which is often noisy. Innodata said that the resulting measurements can be used to validate a developer's internal data reports or performance claims or to provide independent, third-party benchmarks for trust and safety. Latest in camera. Latest in artificial intelligence. Latest robotics news.
Two AI infrastructure companies, Innodata and Nebius Group, offer contrasting investment profiles as demand for generative AI capabilities accelerates. Innodata provides data engineering and human expertise for AI model training, serving five of the "Magnificent Seven" tech giants. The company reported FY 2025 revenue of nearly $252 million, up 48% year-over-year, with net income of approximately $32.2 million. It operates debt-free with strong cash generation. Nebius Group operates cloud infrastructure for AI model development. The former Yandex unit pivoted to AI in 2025, achieving explosive growth with FY 2025 revenue reaching nearly $530 million, up roughly 350% year-over-year. Net income was approximately $102 million, though the company posted a free cash flow loss of nearly $3.7 billion due to capital spending. Innodata faces customer concentration risk, with one client accounting for nearly 58% of 2025 revenue. Nebius competes against hyperscalers like Amazon and Microsoft whilst managing capital-intensive infrastructure expansion. Despite a higher price-to-sales ratio of 42.6x versus Innodata's 7.3x, Nebius's lower forward P/E of 37.8x and projected $3.3 billion in 2026 sales present stronger growth prospects.
Innodata shares surged nearly 15% on Tuesday after Hunterbrook research linked the data company to Meta's Muse assistant. Hunterbrook Capital disclosed a long position in the stock. The research firm said former employees and job listings suggest Meta is Innodata's largest customer, accounting for an estimated $146 million, or 58% of 2025 sales. Hunterbrook claims Innodata's work on "personalisation of long-horizon agents" aligns with Muse, Meta's consumer agent launched in September. Neither Meta nor Innodata confirmed the association. INOD closed at $69.97, up from a June high near $121.50. Second-quarter sales reached $92.1 million, up 58% year-on-year. On Stocktwits, retail sentiment jumped to "extremely bullish" with message volume reaching "extremely high" levels.