Vishnu Mano

Scaling Robotics Research

About

I'm based in SF. Broadly, I'm interested in robot learning, data operations, and inference optimization. I think a lot about the future of labor markets, how personalized healthcare can be scaled, and what ambition looks like post-singularity.

Recent Work

π*0.6 - A VLA that Learns from Experience

Physical Intelligence | Nov 17, 2025

Our new π*0.6 model can more than double throughput over a base model trained without RL, and can perform real-world tasks: making espresso drinks, folding diverse laundry, and assembling boxes.

Experience

Member of Technical Staff @ Physical Intelligence Nov 2025 - Present

π*0.6 Links: Blog | Paper

Founder in Residence @ Afore Capital Aug 2025 - Nov 2025

Explored sampling efficiency in robotics data.

Engineering @ Amazon May 2025 - Aug 2025

Applied ML for mechatronics.

Engineering @ ROC May 2024 - Dec 2024

Facial recognition algorithms + evals.

Education

Computer Science + Mathematics @ Georgia Tech 2023 - 2025

Valedictorian @ City High School 2020 - 2023

Things I Love

24-hour coffee shops. U-Dub campus. The Presidio. Linear switches. The Chicago Riverwalk. Vaclav Smil. Cookout Shakes. Ducati. The pencil building on a foggy night. Cheba Hut. Ina Coolbrith Park. The bus-ride from Seattle to Bellevue. Flat whites. The Baroque Era. The NY Times. Brunch. George Hotz's Blog. Donuts!

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