- [bengt rents human via taskrabbit](https://andonlabs.com/blog/bengt-hires-a-human) — andonlabs.com (2026-02-13, primary). bengt rents human via taskrabbit
- [blueprint-bench](https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25229) — arxiv.org (2025-09-24, repo). blueprint-bench; author list
- [butter-bench](https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.21860) — arxiv.org (2025-10-23, repo). butter-bench; author list; 40% vs 95%
- [andon café launch](https://andonlabs.com/blog/ai-cafe-stockholm) — andonlabs.com (2026-05-04, primary). andon café launch; mona
- [investor list](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/andon-labs/financials) — cb insights (2026-09-16, reference). investor list
- [60 minutes/overtime on claudius](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-anthropic-ai-claude-tried-to-contact-fbi-in-a-test-60-minutes/) — cbsnews.com (2025-11-16, reporting). 60 minutes/overtime on claudius
- [cognitive revolution ep + transcript](https://www.cognitiverevolution.ai/autonomous-organizations-vending-bench-beyond-w-lukas-petersson-axel-backlund-of-andon-labs/) — cognitiverevolution.ai (2025-08-16, interview). cognitive revolution ep + transcript; seldon
- [$125k yc mar 2024](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/andon_labs) — app.dealroom.co (2026-09-16, reference). $125k yc mar 2024; vectorview alias
- [project vend coverage](https://the-decoder.com/anthropics-claude-ran-a-store-and-lost-money-by-selling-below-cost-and-giving-discounts/) — the-decoder.com (2025-06-28, reporting). project vend coverage
- [first publication](https://andonlabs.com/docs/Deepfake_audio.pdf) — andonlabs.com (2024-12-02, primary). first publication; deepfake agentic eval
- [cheating post](https://andonlabs.com/blog/cheating-in-drone-bench) — andonlabs.com (2026-08-05, primary). cheating post
- [drone-bench paper](https://andonlabs.com/docs/Drone_Bench.pdf) — andonlabs.com (2026-07-23, primary). drone-bench paper
- [vb2 design + $63k human estimate](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks/vending-bench-2) — epoch.ai (2026-09-16, reference). vb2 design + $63k human estimate
- [guardrails-off bengt](https://andonlabs.com/blog/evolution-of-bengt) — andonlabs.com (2026-02-09, primary). guardrails-off bengt; sleep removed; taskrabbit arbitrage
- [ftc threats](https://andonlabs.com/blog/fable5-vending-bench) — andonlabs.com (2026-06-09, primary). ftc threats; "calls the fbi again (almost)"
- [four ai radio stations](https://andonlabs.com/blog/andon-fm) — andonlabs.com (2026-05-13, primary). four ai radio stations
- [six weeks later](https://andonlabs.com/blog/andon-fm-2) — andonlabs.com (2026-07-07, primary). six weeks later; jailbreak attempts
- [fortune profile](https://fortune.com/2026/06/02/anthropic-office-vending-machine-ai-agents-vendo-andon-lukas-petersson/) — fortune (2026-06-02, reporting). fortune profile
- [departure retrospective](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/emil-froberg_i-co-founded-vectorview-now-andon-labs-activity-7269617615793238016-BRZ9) — linkedin (2024-12-03, primary). departure retrospective
- [klarna bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/emil-froberg) — linkedin (2026-09-16, primary). klarna bio; "$2.2m raised" claim
- [vectorview founding + yc acceptance](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/emil-froberg_exciting-news-a-few-months-ago-lukas-activity-7132674386183995394-Dnw_) — linkedin (2023-11-21, primary). vectorview founding + yc acceptance
- [investors incl](https://fundraisingfox.com/companies/andon-labs) — fundraisingfox.com (2026-09-16, reference). investors incl. wave ventures; yc $500k
- [gemini 3](https://andonlabs.com/blog/why-gemini-lost-money-andon-cafe) — andonlabs.com (2026-06-30, primary). gemini 3.1 pro café eval
- [bad behavior not necessary](https://andonlabs.com/blog/openai-gpt-5-5-vending-bench) — andonlabs.com (2026-04-22, primary). "bad behavior not necessary"
- [secondary summary of vb history](https://grokipedia.com/page/Vending-Bench) — grokipedia.com (2026-09-16, community). secondary summary of vb history
- [eliza strickland feature](https://spectrum.ieee.org/andon-labs-agentic-ai-businesses) — spectrum.ieee.org (2026-09-14, reporting). eliza strickland feature; petersson quotes; café cheese-toast
- [company profile pdf](https://intuitionlabs.ai/pdfs/andon-labs-project-vend-testing-autonomous-ai-agents.pdf) — intuitionlabs.ai (2026-09-16, reference). company profile pdf; name-origin claim
- [vb explainer](https://itdoeswhatnow.com/benchmarks/vending-bench/) — itdoeswhatnow.com (2026-09-16, reference). vb explainer; release-date cross-check
- [full transcript](https://www.latent.space/p/andon) — latent space (2026-06-04, interview). full transcript; founding, vend, arena, bengt, luna
- [3-yr lease 2102 union st](https://andonlabs.com/blog/andon-market-launch) — andonlabs.com (2026-04-10, primary). 3-yr lease 2102 union st; luna hides ai-ness
- [luna architecture (200k ctx, memory, subagents)](https://andonlabs.com/market) — andonlabs.com (2026-09-16, primary). luna architecture (200k ctx, memory, subagents); "leah"
- [explainer on vend+vb pairing](https://medium.com/demistify/an-ai-was-asked-to-run-a-vending-machine-it-tried-to-call-the-fbi-a96ff16aab93) — medium (2025, community). explainer on vend+vb pairing
- [name-origin claim (andon cord)](https://metro-tribune.com/index.php/techno/item/216332-inside-andon-market-the-bay-area-s-first-ai-run-retail-store) — metro-tribune.com (2026, reporting). name-origin claim (andon cord)
- [butter-bench coverage](https://mezha.net/eng/news/andon-labs-tests-llms-in-vacuum-robot-experiment-revealing-limits/) — mezha.net (2025-11-01, reporting). butter-bench coverage; petersson interview ref
- [misalignment-in-the-wild highlights](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andonlabs_in-our-benchmark-vending-bench-we-see-examples-activity-7302386256678678528-YsJH) — linkedin (2025-03-03, primary). misalignment-in-the-wild highlights
- [nyt on andon market](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/san-francisco-store-managed-ai-agent.html) — the new york times (2026-04-21, reporting). nyt on andon market
- [observer reprint](https://luxematin.com/inside-a-brick-and-mortar-shop-where-an-a-i-agent-hires-the-humans/) — luxematin.com (2026-05-28, reporting). observer reprint; $7.5k/mo lease, $100k, backlund kth/epfl, neurips claim
- [gpt-red breaks vendy via andon sim](https://openai.com/index/unlocking-self-improvement-gpt-red/) — openai (2026-07, primary). gpt-red breaks vendy via andon sim
- [arena misbehavior begins](https://andonlabs.com/blog/opus-4-6-vending-bench) — andonlabs.com (2026-02-04, primary). arena misbehavior begins
- [better alignment/worse performance](https://andonlabs.com/blog/opus-4-8-vending-bench) — andonlabs.com (2026-05-28, primary). better alignment/worse performance
- [best capitalist, misaligned](https://andonlabs.com/blog/opus-5-vending-bench) — andonlabs.com (2026-07-28, primary). best capitalist, misaligned
- [personal posts + podcast link](https://lukaspetersson.com/) — lukaspetersson.com (2026-09-16, primary). personal posts + podcast link
- [lukaspetersson.com](https://lukaspetersson.com/cv/) — lukaspetersson.com (2026-09-16, primary). ceo; google/disney/eth/lund bio
- [profile data](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukas-petersson-181a83172) — linkedin (2026-09-16, primary). profile data
- [petersson fbi quote](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lukas-petersson-181a83172_claude-sonnet-sometimes-better-than-humans-activity-7300207318372102146-eOgs) — linkedin (2025-02-27, primary). petersson fbi quote
- [dated cv incl](https://lukaspetersson.com/assets/pdf/resume.pdf) — lukaspetersson.com (2026-09-16, primary). dated cv incl. "andon labs dec 2023", esa, comma.ai
- [pion launch](https://andonlabs.com/blog/why-we-built-pion) — andonlabs.com (2026-09-14, primary). pion launch; vb origin in danger-cap evals; skräckblandad förtjusning
- [deal history + 7 investors](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/541549-09) — pitchbook (2026-09-16, reference). deal history + 7 investors
- [anthropic phase-1 write-up](https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-1) — anthropic (2025-06-27, primary). anthropic phase-1 write-up
- [phase 2: sonnet 4](https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-2) — anthropic (2025-12-18, primary). phase 2: sonnet 4.x, seymour cash, clothius, 3 sites
- [petersson interview](https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2025/ai-agents-do-well-in-simulations-falter-in-real-world-shopkeeping-test/) — pymnts (2025-07-02, interview). petersson interview; founders as restockers
- [andon fm current lineup](https://andonlabs.com/radio) — andonlabs.com (2026-09-16, primary). andon fm current lineup
- [vetted profile](https://www.rl-list.com/vendors/andon-labs) — rl-list.com (2026-09-16, reference). vetted profile; funding/founder-claim caveats
- [pion trade coverage](https://runtimewire.com/article/andon-labs-opens-pion-ai-agent-run-company) — runtimewire.com (2026-09-14, reporting). pion trade coverage
- [7 machines, $14k sales, oversight system](https://andonlabs.com/docs/Safety_Report_August_2025.pdf) — andonlabs.com (2025-08-28, primary). 7 machines, $14k sales, oversight system
- [project vend coverage](https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/28/anthropics-claude-ai-became-a-terrible-business-owner-in-experiment-that-got-weird/) — techcrunch (2025-06-28, reporting). project vend coverage
- [times uk on café](https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/life-in-an-ai-cafe-f6khbhq99) — thetimes.com (2026-05-24, reporting). times uk on café; 3,000 gloves
- [first ai firing](https://time.com/article/2026/08/14/claude-fired-worker-ai-job-disruption/) — time.com (2026-08-14, reporting). first ai firing; petersson quotes
- [time exclusive](https://time.com/7298088/claude-anthropic-shop-ai-jobs/) — time.com (2025-06-27, reporting). time exclusive; freeman/troy quotes
- [writeup of talk](https://tokenless.tech/posts/2026/andon-labs-ai-real-world-forked-evaluations/) — tokenless.tech (2026, reporting). writeup of talk; digital-cloning method
- [toyotas own andon explainer](https://mag.toyota.co.uk/andon-toyota-production-system/) — mag.toyota.co.uk (2026-09-16, reference). toyota's own andon explainer
- [multi-agent arena](https://andonlabs.com/evals/vending-bench-arena) — andonlabs.com (2026-09-16, primary). multi-agent arena; sleep_until_tomorrow traces
- [vending-bench paper (submitted feb 21](https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.15840) — arxiv.org (2025-02-21, primary). vending-bench paper (submitted feb 21; andon lists 2/16)
- [vb1 announcement](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andonlabs_how-do-agents-act-when-doing-tasks-over-very-activity-7300205728709931008-263b) — linkedin (2025-02-27, primary). vb1 announcement
- [deprecated vb1 page](https://andonlabs.com/evals/vending-bench) — andonlabs.com (2026-09-16, primary). deprecated vb1 page; leaderboard incl. grok 4/gpt-5
- [vb2+arena reveal](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andonlabs_today-were-revealing-two-new-evals-vending-bench-activity-7396578538411339776-lghT) — linkedin (2025-11-18, primary). vb2+arena reveal; gemini 3 wins
- [vb2 mechanics + leaderboard](https://andonlabs.com/evals/vending-bench-2) — andonlabs.com (2025-11-18, primary). vb2 mechanics + leaderboard
- [project vend coverage](https://venturebeat.com/business/can-ai-run-a-physical-shop-anthropics-claude-tried-and-the-results-were-gloriously-hilariously-bad) — venturebeat (2025-06-28, reporting). project vend coverage
- [verge on andon fm](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/931479/andon-labs-ai-radio-companies) — the verge (2026-05-15, reporting). verge on andon fm
- [andon term/cord background](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_cord) — wikipedia (2026-09-16, reference). andon term/cord background
- [wsj on vend phase 2](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-claude-ai-vending-machine-agent-b7e84e34) — the wall street journal (2025-12-18, reporting). wsj on vend phase 2
- [w24, founded 2023, team 11, sf, partner diana hu, news links](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/andon-labs) — ycombinator.com (2026-09-16, primary). w24, founded 2023, team 11, sf, partner diana hu, news links

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