What Odyssey does
Odyssey is an AI lab building “world models”—systems designed to understand and simulate the world over time, including in response to actions—rather than only generating fixed clips from prompts. The company positions its technology as a foundation for interactive, real-time simulation across domains such as robotics, gaming, science, healthcare, education, and defense.
On the product side, Odyssey has publicly previewed multiple model families that expand the scope of simulation: Odyssey-2 (general-purpose world simulation), Odyssey-2 Max (a larger/scaled variant described as advancing physics accuracy and able to run in real time), Starchild-1 (a “multimodal” world model jointly generating audio-video in real time with streaming user input), and Agora-1 (a multi-agent world model designed to support multiple participants sharing one generated world state in real time).
Odyssey also supports creator workflows through “Explorer,” which it describes as an image-to-world model that transforms images into realized 3D worlds, with outputs described as editable in common 3D/VFX tooling and with a cited collaboration deploying Explorer-generated worlds in a virtual production stage workflow.
Business model details are not fully disclosed publicly, but Odyssey’s site emphasizes access to models via API and “private beta” for larger models, plus ongoing “partner” collaboration for robotics, gaming, simulation, defense, and interactive systems.