Applied Lab Principles

Menlo is applied. We are not an R&D lab.

1. Applied, not R&D: ship working solutions, not papers
2. Organize around problems: “robot can’t close water bottles”, not “world model team”
3. Own end-to-end: solve it, ship it
4. Simple when unclear, invent when clear: Methods serve the mission. Don’t over engineer solutions to justify a sexy new research method.

Don’t use a Ferrari to deliver food.