Yide Shentu

@soontechnology arxiv.org/abs/2511.00153 This is like this paper with a customized gripper design.

Gathering training data for Memo can be harder than expected. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/FKRQfl86b1E?si…

@faunarobotics arm looks like high-torque motor?hightorque.cn/product

We’ve published our first technical report on Sprout. Our paper outlines the design choices behind a lightweight, compliant humanoid platform built to operate safely in human environments and the system architecture that makes experimentation possible. arxiv.org/abs/2601.18963

@faunarobotics is the motor Encos motor?

Definitely a fun project. My biggest takeaway is that varying the camera viewpoint really makes the learning more robust.

@chris_j_paxton The box folding is probably faked (teleoperated) Such a long traj uncertain task even if you can reset the env to the same starting state I don't think replay will work.

Lumos data collection tools -- quality tools and software like this will make it possible to scale quality data way more easily

@chris_j_paxton check out this work from bytedance seed.bytedance.com/en/gr_rl

This video from early 2024 still looks SOTA doesnt it? This is why these days its better to keep track of (1) public demos (2) long running videos/time lapse (3) large diverse demo montages if you want to see who to take seriously

@i2rt_robotics interesting, what is the overall dimension? Can I do single side mounting on the output shaft?

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@stochasticritic @i2rt_robotics bilibili (one of the Chinese video platform)

@YideShentu @i2rt_robotics Hi, where can I find this video?

“But are you a different animal, and the same beast?” - Kobe Bryant, 2012 Yes Kobe, yes 🥹

@benjamin_bolte if all these are from the same model that's already very impressive. Can you robot just f*** walk like a normal humanoid? (not even like a human) If no please stop saying this. Talking is cheap.

@kscalelabs Original post: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/V_WVFSJg3cTP…

Your First Personal Robot Coming July 1st

@kscalelabs Spotted on Chinese social media: another “innovation” outsourcing everything to China. But I guess that's still better than the garage-built 3D printed humanoids that can never walk?

Very excited to to have ROS integration for GELLO, built by Franka Robotics! Robot teleoperation data is becoming more and more important for large scale Robot foundation model training. Great to see larger adaption for low cost, scalable teleoperation!

@trossenrobotics Next generation QDD = Damiao Motor from China? sharingwin.com/product/dmbots… this robot looks like off the shelf motor + simple cnc parts connecting them together, unsure why you call it breakthrough AI platform.

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I first learned the term "holonomic" during a conversation with @jimmyyhwu while experimenting with the AgileX Ranger Mini. Despite being omnidirectional, the Ranger Mini isn't holonomic. Initially, I thought this distinction didn't matter—until I tried to make the base follow human pelvis motion. A non-holonomic base requires steering before turning, introducing additional latency and jerkiness. This made the teleoperation experience quite frustrating. Congrats on the true full open-source release! 🎉 I hope more people get to enjoy this incredible base concept! 🚀

(No functional robots were harmed in this project) 🤖🔧 Since finding a computer with FireWire input is nearly impossible these days, I cracked open the OG Torch X to peek at how these mini robots are built. Turns out, it’s a cable-driven transmission for ultra-low friction while maintaining a solid gear ratio, paired with a coreless motor for zero cogging torque. This one can only provide force feedback on the xyz translation, rotation part it only has encoders to read the user input.

friction demo. a bit unreal as the stiffness is not infinite feels like poking a mattress 😂

Huge thanks to @3dsystems for the loaner haptic device! I've always seen a really old one sitting at our lab even since I was a undergraduate but never actually tried it. It’s pure magic—being able to feel the shape, texture, weight, and physics of objects right in mid-air. It’s like a precisely-engineered mini robot arm with super smooth, low-friction transmission and ultra-low inertia. A whole different level compared to zero-gravity drag modes on standard collaborative robots. Can not wait to see how this force feedback mechanism could combine with GELLO wuphilipp.github.io/gello_site/ to enhance data collection quality!

Multi Task In context learning on real robot! Exciting!

Pretty happy with the new gallery in the MuJoCo Menagerie README 😁