Simulation first is the product

A prompt is not a trajectory. Volant treats natural-language intent as a proposal that must become a task graph, pass the operator’s own safety zones, survive simulation, and wait for a human gate.

This is not a delay. It is the difference between an operator tool and an unsupervised actuator.

Isaac ROS 5.0 and similar stacks help developers write robot software faster. That work is necessary. It is not the same job as letting a plant manager describe a kitting change at 06:30 without opening a ROS workspace.

We will keep writing about sim-to-real transfer as an open problem. Claiming it is solved would be a different company.