# Fewer rejected episodes. Every stream on one clock. Source: https://checkmatedynamics.com/stations.html Ways in / 02 | Robot data floors Sync QA, a motorized leader arm, commissioning and service for teleoperation stations, built from the nodes we sell on their own. [Book a call](mailto:contact@checkmatedynamics.com?subject=Data%20station%20call%3A%20Stations) | [Skew Audit](mailto:contact@checkmatedynamics.com?subject=Data%20station%20call%3A%20Skew%20Audit) **01** Context ## Data floors now compete on yield. The price of finished teleop data has fallen fast. What’s left to win on is usable episodes per operator-hour, and stations that stay up. **$340 to $118** Price of an hour of finished teleop data, early 2024 to March 2026. [Robotics landscape deep dive](https://github.com/altanapps/awesome-robotics-landscape/blob/main/data-collection-deep-dive.md), Apr 2026 **20–30%** Episodes rejected on new rigs, with timing skew named as the top reason. [Dexset](https://dexset.ai/blogs/teleoperation-data-collection-robot-learning-complete-2026/), 2026, vendor source **200–400 h** Engineering time to build a teleop station in-house, before upkeep. [Robotics Center buyer’s guide](https://www.roboticscenter.ai/guides/teleoperation-solution-buyers-guide), Apr 2026 **02** Offer ## What we bring to a station. | | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---| | C1 | Sync Kit | Sync QA | Beacon and Contour Wrist; a signed Station Report in every episode. Patent pending | From 1,490 planned / station | | E1 | Checkmate Leader | Teleoperation | Motorized leader arm made of SmartServo G nodes | 2,990 planned / arm | | E2 | Station commissioning | New rigs | Every stream measured and signed off before your data counts | On call | | E3 | Skew Audit | Trial | One station, a loaner beacon, a readout of what skew costs you | Free planned | | E4 | Service plans | Uptime | Spares, advance replacement, recalibration, reports | From 149 planned / mo | Planned prices. **03** Commissioning ## New rigs, measured and signed off before the data counts. Standing up a new floor or lab? We commission each station remotely: every stream measured, every camera checked, and a signed baseline that says the rig is in sync. A beacon stays on the station. [Plan commissioning](mailto:contact@checkmatedynamics.com?subject=Data%20station%20call%3A%20Commissioning) Skew Audit ### A number about your own stations, in week one. Record 20 episodes on one station with a loaner beacon. We read out every stream’s skew and the episodes it’s costing you. [Request a Skew Audit](mailto:contact@checkmatedynamics.com?subject=Data%20station%20call%3A%20Skew%20Audit) **04** Built from nodes ## A spare part is one node on a shelf. The Leader is SmartServo G nodes on a Hub 8 Pro. The Sync Kit is a Sync Beacon and Contour Wrist on the same bus. The same units go to makers and robotics companies, built and tested in volume. - Repair is a node swap measured in minutes - Calibration and history stay with each node *D1 · Hub 8 Pro* *One node, one test card* **Fig. 01** Eight nodes on one hub: each is a spare part Concept render **05** Service ## Measured in episodes recovered. Planned monthly prices. Plans apply to installed stations. Per station · USD 149 / mo ### Sync Certified For every Sync Kit station - Signed Station Report in every dataset - Monthly drift report - Recalibration - Advance replacement of beacon and Contour - Software updates Per pair · USD 249 / mo ### Leader Care For every Leader pair - Spare-node kit on site, one of each type - Advance replacement of any node - Annual recalibration and firmware - Monthly report: episodes per operator-hour Per station · USD 399 / mo ### Floor Uptime For 24/7 floors with 10+ stations - Spare-node pool sized to your fleet - Covers Sync and Leader Planned prices and planned scope. Terms are confirmed with you before a plan starts. **06** Questions **Who is Checkmate Dynamics?** A robotics hardware company in Dallas, Texas. We design motion, sensing and sync hardware (SmartStepper, SmartServo G, Contour, the Sync Beacon and Hub 8 Pro) and build station products from it. **What happens when something breaks?** Every Leader joint is the same kind of node, so a repair is a swap, not a visit. Planned service plans include advance replacement; terms are confirmed before a plan starts. **Do you see our data?** No. Recordings stay on your machines and everything works on-prem. We see only the reports you choose to send us. **Do the devices touch our network?** No. The beacon and Contour are USB devices with no radio and no network connection. The recorder plugin runs on your PC. **Will the beacon affect our training data?** It should not: the beacon is a separate USB device and changes nothing on your cameras. We walk through the details on a call. **We already sync our cameras in hardware.** Keep it. Hardware sync ties those cameras together; the beacon checks every stream on the station, including webcams, joint logs and wrist depth, and certifies each episode. **Can we try it first?** Start with a Skew Audit on one station. Register your interest and we agree the details on a call. Related: [Checkmate Leader](https://checkmatedynamics.com/leader.html) · [Sync Kit](https://checkmatedynamics.com/sync-kit.html) · [Hub 8 Pro](https://checkmatedynamics.com/hub-8.html) · [SmartServo G](https://checkmatedynamics.com/smartservo-g.html) · [Contour](https://checkmatedynamics.com/contour.html) ## Twenty minutes, one station, a real number. [Book a call](mailto:contact@checkmatedynamics.com?subject=Data%20station%20call%3A%20Stations) | [Skew Audit](mailto:contact@checkmatedynamics.com?subject=Data%20station%20call%3A%20Skew%20Audit)