Sama review: the robotics data company that guarantees quality in writing

Answer in brief: Sama provides 2D/3D data annotation and model validation for robotics and manufacturing: autonomous mobile robots, cobots, palletization, quality control and package inspection. It loads up to 14 sensors per scene and backs work with SamaAssure, a written quality guarantee that starts at 95% and can go up to 99.5%. It fits industrial and warehouse teams. It does not collect demonstrations, and pricing is project-scoped.

Directory category: Sensor and LiDAR annotation. Last updated: 2026-11-09. This is independent research from Sama's public pages; we have not tested Sama.

At a glance: Up to 14 sensors (camera, LiDAR, radar, ultrasonic) · SLAM, accumulated point clouds, ego-motion compensation · 95% to 99.5% written quality guarantee · model validation · B Corp recertified.

What Sama does for robotics data

Sama annotates complex multi-sensor robotics data, from long assembly-line footage to small AMRs. Its 360-degree 3D multi-sensor workflow supports multiple point clouds and uses SLAM to augment sensors, along with accumulated point clouds, global coordinate conversion, and camera-shutter and ego-motion compensation. ML-assisted extrapolation and preprocessing support 2D object detection and tracking across video sequences, including sequences several minutes long. Model validation experts review your predictions, flag false positives and negatives, and recommend the data needed to close gaps.

Who it fits

• Warehouse and manufacturing robotics teams working on (de)palletization, cobots, QC or package inspection.
• Teams that want a contractual quality floor.
• Teams that want validation of model predictions before shipping.

Strengths: quality you can hold them to

• SamaAssure: A 95% written quality guarantee on every project, up to 99.5% regardless of complexity or scale.
• Dense sensor rigs: Up to 14 cameras and multiple point clouds from multi-LiDAR, radar and ultrasonic sensors.
• Tooling: SamaIQ insights, the SamaHub collaborative project space with self-service sampling, plus APIs, CLIs and webhooks.
• Model validation: Covers model predictions across 360-degree multi-sensor setups.

Honest drawbacks

• Annotation and validation only; no demonstration or teleoperation collection.
• The robotics page headline is framed around LLM model performance, so confirm your computer-vision scope directly.
• No public rate card.

Pricing model

Project-scoped quote.

Notable customers and facts

Sama's robotics page features a PolyPerception case study (millions of waste objects labeled, with a stated 99% annotation quality score), a Precision AI agricultural drone story and an Indoor Robotics case study. Sama announced B Corp recertification with its 2024 impact report.

Best alternatives to Sama

• iMerit: a 6,000+ person workforce across many robot domains.
• Kognic: managed, platform or hybrid sensor-fusion annotation.
• Encord: annotation software plus managed collection.

Sama FAQ

What is SamaAssure?

Sama's quality guarantee. It starts at a 95% written guarantee for every project and can go up to 99.5%.

How many sensors can Sama annotate together?

Up to 14 sensors, including cameras, LiDAR, radar and ultrasonic, plus multiple point clouds.

Does Sama collect robot training data?

Its robotics page covers annotation and model validation, not demonstration or teleoperation collection.

Sources

• sama.com/robotics-manufacturing (read 2026-11-09)

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