What Bones Studio does

Bones Studio (operating as Aidvisory Sp. z o.o.) is a Poland-based motion capture data company that produces enterprise-grade, IP-clean human motion datasets and custom capture services for Physical AI applications. The company operates a multimodal capture infrastructure combining optical motion capture (Vicon), face capture (FACS), finger capture, reference cameras, audio recording, and 3D scanning on a single stage, with all modalities frame-accurately synchronized within a single performance. Its core product portfolio comprises three datasets: BONES-SEED (142,200 labeled motion sequences released at NVIDIA GTC 2026, native to NVIDIA SOMA and Unitree G1 formats), BONES RP01 (700+ hours of labeled 3D animations from 170+ performers at 120fps with submillimeter accuracy), and BONES RP02 (synchronized 3D motion, video, audio, face capture, and 3D scene reconstruction).

The company serves three primary customer segments: humanoid robotics firms and AI labs (NVIDIA, Samsung, Google, Meta) requiring ground-truth motion data for training locomotion, imitation learning, and sim-to-real transfer; developers of world models and digital humans requiring synchronized multimodal capture; and gaming studios requiring end-to-end motion capture, facial animation, and specialized casting (e.g., Tencent's Delta Force). Revenue is generated through enterprise dataset licensing (multi-year contracts), custom motion capture and animation professional services, and a freemium academic access tier on Hugging Face for non-profits and startups under $1M revenue.

The company's commercial strategy combines direct enterprise sales with an open research ecosystem: a 200+ university Research Network across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, and integration into NVIDIA's SONIC foundation model and the KIMODO benchmark, which embed BONES data as a de facto reference for the humanoid robotics field. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, investors, or ownership structure beyond its Polish corporate entity.

Name

Bones Studio

Legal name

Aidvisory Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://bones.studio

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bones Studio is a Poland-based motion capture data company producing enterprise-grade, IP-clean human motion datasets and custom capture services for humanoid robotics, world models, digital humans, and gaming studios. Clients include NVIDIA, Samsung, Google, Meta, Unity, and Tencent.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Motion capture data and datasets

NAICS

Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services (512191)

akta.pro primary industry

Robot Hardware, Actuators & Components (sensors, grippers, motors) (HDAAAIAL)

Keywords

• Motion capture datasets
• Human motion data
• Humanoid robotics data
• Multimodal motion capture
• Custom mocap services

Headquarters

HQ city

Warszawa

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Dataset Licensing: Licensing of proprietary motion capture datasets (BONES RP01, BONES RP02) to enterprise customers including technology companies, robotics firms, and gaming studios. Full IP clearance provided with enterprise-ready deliverables.
2. Custom Data Services: Tailored motion capture and data production services for specific client workflows. Services include motion and performance capture, animation, digital doubles, and cinematic previs. Scalable from fast shoots to end-to-end delivery.
3. BONES-SEED Academic Access: Free access to BONES-SEED dataset for non-profit academic institutions and startups with annual revenue under $1M. Commercial licensing available for other entities through direct contact.
4. Gaming Industry Services: Motion capture and animation services for game development including gameplay animation, cinematics, facial animation, special forces casting, and motion capture performance for gaming projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bones Studio sells enterprise-grade, IP-clean ground-truth human motion and behavior datasets and custom motion capture services for Physical AI applications. Its core products are three proprietary datasets — BONES-SEED (142,200 motion sequences for humanoid robotics), BONES RP01 (700+ hours of ground-truth 3D motion), and BONES RP02 (synchronized multimodal capture) — supplemented by tailored capture projects for humanoid robotics, world models/digital humans, and gaming clients.

Product overview

Bones Studio is a motion capture data company offering a portfolio of multimodal human motion datasets and custom capture services for Physical AI applications. The core product family includes three datasets: BONES-SEED (142,200 motion sequences optimized for humanoid robotics in SOMA and Unitree G1 formats), BONES RP01 (700+ hours of ground-truth motion at scale with professional performers), and BONES RP02 (synchronized multimodal capture combining motion, video, audio, face, and 3D scene reconstruction). These datasets are complemented by custom motion capture services targeting three verticals — Gaming, World Models & Digital Humans, and Humanoid Robotics — and a Research Network providing academic and startup access to the BONES-SEED dataset.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BONES-SEED Dataset Large-scale skeletal motion dataset containing 142,200 labeled motion sequences optimized for humanoid control research. Includes locomotion, object manipulation, gestures, and everyday behaviors, with up to 6 natural language descriptions per motion and temporal segmentation. Available in NVIDIA SOMA and Unitree G1 (MuJoCo-compatible) formats for humanoid robotics researchers and startups.
• BONES RP01 Dataset Ground Truth at Scale dataset containing 700+ hours of labeled and annotated human 3D animations performed by 170+ physically diverse professional performers (including stuntmen, soldiers, and dancers). Captured with optical motion capture (Vicon) at 120fps with submillimeter accuracy, unified skeleton retarget, and up to 5 natural language descriptions per motion. Designed for training locomotion policies, motion generation models, and character animation at scale.
• BONES RP02 Dataset Multimodal dataset in which 3D motion, video, audio, face capture (FACS), and 3D scene reconstruction are synchronized frame-by-frame across the same performance, captured together in one take rather than stitched from separate sources. Includes 8x4K multi-view video, egocentric stereo vision, full hand articulation, audio, and voice for world model training and digital human applications.
• Custom Motion Capture Services — Gaming End-to-end motion capture and animation services for game development studios, covering gameplay animation, cinematic animation, facial animation, digital doubles, and specialized casting (e.g., professional military personnel for tactical shooters). Includes motion capture direction, casting, and cinematic previs. Delivered for projects including Tencent's Delta Force and Cronos: New Dawn.
• Custom Motion Capture Services — World Models & Digital Humans Full-performance capture services combining environment-aware motions, 3D scene reconstructions, thousands of tracked objects, face/voice capture, and behavioral context. Designed for AI teams training world models and digital human applications requiring spatial awareness, physics verification, and human behavior understanding.
• Custom Motion Capture Services — Humanoid Robotics Ground-truth human motion data services for training humanoid control policies, imitation learning, and sim-to-real transfer. Includes custom human-to-robot retargeting via a fully automated pipeline, lab-grade optical motion capture precision, and scene-aware data with full 3D spatial context delivered in robot-compatible formats.

Quantifiable outcome

• BONES data powered NVIDIA SONIC foundation model for humanoid whole-body control
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or IntegrationNVIDIA is a key technology partner and client. BONES data trained NVIDIA SONIC foundation model for humanoid whole-body control. NVIDIA KIMODO benchmark uses BONES datasets as ground truth. BONES-SEED released at GTC 2026 with NVIDIA technology.
• TencentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTencent partnered with Bones Studio for Delta Force game development. Bones delivered special forces casting and motion capture services for hyper-realistic tactical gameplay.
• Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in BONES Research Network. Part of 200+ academic institutions collaborating on embodied AI and humanoid robotics research.
• Zhejiang UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in BONES Research Network. Collaborating on embodied AI and humanoid robotics research.
• Tsinghua UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in BONES Research Network. One of China's leading institutions in AI and robotics research.
• Peking UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in BONES Research Network.
• University of California, BerkeleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in BONES Research Network representing US academic collaboration.
• Stanford UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in BONES Research Network representing US academic collaboration.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in BONES Research Network representing US academic collaboration.
• Carnegie Mellon UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in BONES Research Network.
• ETH ZurichcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in BONES Research Network representing European academic collaboration.
• Max Planck SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner research institution in BONES Research Network representing European academic collaboration.
• The University of TokyocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in BONES Research Network representing Japanese academic collaboration.
• KAISTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in BONES Research Network representing Korean academic collaboration.
• Nanyang Technological UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner university in BONES Research Network representing Singapore academic collaboration.
• Unitree RoboticscoreTechnology or IntegrationBONES-SEED dataset is prepared natively in NVIDIA SOMA and Unitree G1 formats, enabling direct use with Unitree G1 humanoid robot.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Mostly AI: Synthetic data platform for enterprise AI training with privacy-preserving data generation. Comparable enterprise data licensing model for AI/ML pipelines, though focused on tabular/synthetic data rather than human motion capture.
• Zumo Labs: Synthetic data company producing labeled video and motion data for computer vision AI training. Adjacent data-as-a-service model for AI customers, though synthetic-first and more vision-dataset focused than Bones' ground-truth motion capture.
• Standard Cube: Synthetic training data provider for computer vision and AI applications with overlap in delivering ready-to-train human-centric datasets. Comparable data-licensing business model for AI customers, though synthetic-rendered rather than optical ground truth.

Direct peers

• Synthesis AI: Provides synthetic and real human motion data for AI training in computer vision and embodied AI. Closely comparable business model — licensing enterprise-grade human data to AI/robotics teams — though primarily synthetic/CGI rather than optical-capture ground truth.
• Move.ai: AI-powered markerless motion capture that extracts 3D motion from regular video. Most direct technology peer to Bones Studio: both sell motion data for AI/robotics/animation customers but via fundamentally different capture paradigms (video-based vs. optical studio).
• Captury: Real-time markerless motion capture software used in film, games, and live performance. Comparable production-side motion capture capabilities with overlapping gaming/VFX customer base, though oriented toward real-time performance capture rather than AI-training datasets.
• Rokoko: Provider of inertial motion capture suits and Smartsuit Pro plus creative software tools for animators and game developers. Comparable motion capture + animation services target market, though at a different price point and capture modality (IMU vs. optical).

Broad incumbents

• Vicon: Market-leading optical motion capture hardware and software provider — and the technology Bones Studio explicitly uses. Comparable as the incumbent mocap platform vendor; broader portfolio across film, sports science, and research versus Bones' AI-dataset focus.
• OptiTrack: High-precision optical motion capture systems used across VFX, games, and robotics research. Same optical mocap category as Bones' underlying tech stack, with broader application breadth but no comparable enterprise data-licensing business.
• Xsens (Movella): Inertial motion capture technology (MVN suits) plus motion capture services for entertainment, sports, and industrial applications. Comparable services business and gaming/entertainment customer overlap, with broader hardware-product orientation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheBonesStudio
• GitHubgithub.com/bones-studio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/organization-guest/company/bonesstudio
• Facebookfacebook.com/BonesMocap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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