How we know what we know.

Robot marketing is full of verbs. Walks. Learns. Sees. Helps. The useful question is what evidence sits behind each verb.

Verification classes

Manufacturer documented

The maker says it.

Useful primary evidence for price, specifications and officially supported features. Not treated as hands-on verification.

Community demonstrated

Someone outside the vendor made it work.

A stronger signal for practical capability, while still depending on setup, software version and individual expertise.

Simulation verified

We reproduced it in the published simulator.

Good evidence about software behaviour. It is not a claim that real hardware behaves identically.

Hardware verified by us

We actually ran it.

The strongest status we use. It appears only after we have performed and documented the test ourselves.

Built to age better than an article.

Facts are stored separately from editorial conclusions. Official sources are monitored for changes. When price, availability, software versions or other tracked facts change, the underlying evidence can update without asking a model to rewrite an entire page.

Consequential recommendations remain reviewable editorial decisions rather than automatic outputs.