# Dream Labs raises $90M to sell robot control through a $3-an-hour API > Source: > Published: 2026-10-19 17:45:19+00:00 # Dream Labs raises $90M to sell robot control through a $3-an-hour API **The startup founded by former NVIDIA researchers Joel Jang and You Liang Tan says Dream-1 can control unfamiliar bimanual robots without robot-specific training.** By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket) · Published Primary source: [X](https://x.com/dreamlabs_ai/status/2112230668805828801) ## Why it matters Dream Labs is turning robot-control research into a metered API and asking hardware makers to outsource part of the intelligence stack. Its $90 million seed round funds that infrastructure bet, while the model's hardware requirements and beta status limit where it can be used. [Dream Labs](https://dreamlabs.ai/) emerged from stealth on October 19th with a $90 million seed round and Dream-1, a robot-control model offered through a public API for $3 per hour. Co-founders [Joel Jang](https://joeljang.github.io/) and [You Liang Tan](https://youliangtan.github.io/) are betting that robot makers can buy a general-purpose control layer instead of building a separate policy for each machine. When you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.