Glad that @chris_j_paxton is thinking along similar lines! : https://
open.substack.com/pub/itcanthink
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Quantifying Progress in Robotics Discussion
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ManipulationNet: Cable Routing Benchmark for Robotics Research
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Help measure progress in robotics research: a specific & verifiable physical benchmark for cable routing, part of a broader ManipulationNet effort by Kaiyu Hang (Rice U) and Kenny Kimble (NIST) and others from MIT, Berkeley, CMU, Columbia, UT, Tsinghua…https://t.co/srdu31HXhv pic.twitter.com/O2et7Mc99I
— Ken Goldberg (@Ken_Goldberg) 29 janvier 2026Help measure progress in robotics research: a specific & verifiable physical benchmark for cable routing, part of a broader ManipulationNet effort by Kaiyu Hang (Rice U) and Kenny Kimble (NIST) and others from MIT, Berkeley, CMU, Columbia, UT, Tsinghua… https://
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Physical Intelligence Future Discussion at Manny’s San Francisco
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Looking fwd to talking about the future of Physical Intelligence at Manny's on Mission St in SF next Wed:
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Ken Goldberg’s Road Trip with Waymo’s Vincent Vanhoucke on Robot Learning
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Fun roadtrip w/ Vincent Vanhoucke of @Waymo to discuss robot learning! https://t.co/pQbawE6vlf
— Ken Goldberg (@Ken_Goldberg) 15 janvier 2026Fun roadtrip w/ Vincent Vanhoucke of @Waymo to discuss robot learning!
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Robots Successfully Crack and Empty Raw Eggs into Bowl
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Had to watch a few times to confirm that the robots crack and empty both raw eggs into the bowl. Haven't seen that nontrivial subtask performed before. https://t.co/EETuHVs9yq
— Ken Goldberg (@Ken_Goldberg) 14 janvier 2026Had to watch a few times to confirm that the robots crack and empty both raw eggs into the bowl. Haven't seen that nontrivial subtask performed before.
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Mercedes Combines Model-Free and Model-Based Approaches
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Model-free + Model-based ! : “…alongside the end-to-end model, the Mercedes cars will also run more traditional software [GOFE]…, and a ‘safety policy evaluator’ will decide which of the two gets to take the wheel at any given moment, Huang said.” https://t.co/OQzIOQnWCT
— Ken Goldberg (@Ken_Goldberg) 6 janvier 2026Model-free + Model-based!: "…alongside the end-to-end model, the Mercedes cars will also run more traditional software [GOFE]…, and a 'safety policy evaluator' will decide which of the two gets to take the wheel at any given moment, Huang said."
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Rod Brooks’ Annual Robotics and Spaceflight Insights Update
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If you want fresh perspectives for what's really happening in robotics and spaceflight, go directly to Rod Brooks' always insightful annual update:
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DexDrummer: Multi-Fingered Robot Hands Dexterous Drumming Task
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Discussion on Chatbot History: Turing Test to Moravec
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Great discussion with @DrWallace about history of chatbots: Turing test, Eliza, minimalism, Loebner, and Moravec (I forgot about his interest operator).
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Teleoperative Surgery: Human Skill vs Automation Challenges
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Massimo you know this is pure teleop right? Human surgeons have been using @IntuitiveSurg “robots” for over a decade, closing the loop to perform millions of real procedures. Humans are amazingly good at compensating for imprecision. It’s much harder to automate such procedures. https://t.co/YUFeZjux8U
— Ken Goldberg (@Ken_Goldberg) 30 décembre 2025Massimo you know this is pure teleop right? Human surgeons have been using @IntuitiveSurg “robots” for over a decade, closing the loop to perform millions of real procedures. Humans are amazingly good at compensating for imprecision. It’s much harder to automate such procedures.