SAPIR INC.

A robot for your
home.

We are building Alfie, the first robotic assistant that autonomously runs your home.

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I · Mission

A new standard of living: A home that proactively cares for you.

1850 — 1900

The washing machine was the first great leap in reclaiming the home from manual labor, liberating our time and redefining the way we live.

2026 — Now

Our mission is to build the next leap, unburdening us from the friction of everyday life through practical automation.

1850
Hand-crank
1908
Electric
1983
Internet
2027
Sapir POD
2028
Alfie
II · Lauching in 2027

HomeSense POD.

Intelligence that acts.
Not just reacts.

POD is the central nervous system of the home. By merging built-in optical and environmental sensors with a deep API layer, POD anticipates your needs and pre-emptively acts, no prompting needed.

HomeSense POD · 2026
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Context-driven Intelligence
Anticipates intent to deter a 3am stranger, while welcoming a midday delivery driver.
02
On-device Processing
Physical edge-hardware. Visual data never leaves the home.
03
Multi-device orchestration
Coordinates and unifies smart devices into a single ecosystem. Lights, thermostats, security, entertainment, and more.
04
Natural Interaction
Speak to it or point at it. POD understands intent, conversational speech, and gestures.
05
Kinetic API Gateway
Checking live traffic and weather, getting a taxi, booking restaurant reservations, POD is your bridge to the outside world
06
Ambient Presence
Regulates your environment 24/7, adapting to your preferences in real-time.
III · Expected 2028

One Form. An Always Expanding Skillset.

I
Vacuum.
Floors, corners, under furniture. Quiet. Persistent until clean.
II
Clean.
Counters, sinks, surfaces. Every day. While you live in it.
III
Laundry.
Sorts, folds, stacks. To your preference, every load.
IV
TBD.
Our Approach

“Our purpose-built form factor means Alfie can be in homes in 2 years, not 10. Practical, scalable and optimized for real homes, Alfie can climb stairs, pick up household items, and compact enough for condos.”

— Sapir Engineering
IV · Timing

Why now.

The components are here. Vision models. Dexterous manipulators. On-device inference. The decade we waited for is the decade we ship in.

Vision models
On-device VLMs run real-time scene understanding. The robot sees what you see.
01
Manipulators
3–4 DOF grippers handle 90% of household tasks. Cheap. Repairable. Shippable.
02
On-device inference
No cloud round-trip. No privacy compromise. Your home is a local network.
03
Affordable mobility
Wheeled platforms are 2× more energy-efficient than bipedal. Stairs are solvable.
04
V · From the founder
We do not believe robots in the home are ten years away. We believe they are inevitable, and we are the team that ships them.
Sean
Founder, Sapir Inc.
VI · The journal

Notes from the lab.

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