Benjie's Humanoid Olympic Games
a day ago
- #automation
- #humanoid-robots
- #robotics
- The World Humanoid Robot Games were disappointing as they focused on robot combat rather than practical chores like laundry folding.
- Current state-of-the-art in robotics involves learning-from-demonstration techniques, but has limitations like lack of force feedback, limited finger control, and no sense of touch.
- A challenge called the 'Humanoid Olympics' is issued to push robotic capabilities, with events like door manipulation, laundry tasks, basic tool use, fingertip dexterity, and handling wet tasks.
- Events include entering different types of doors, folding laundry (inside-out T-shirt, turning socks inside-out, hanging dress shirts), using tools (Windex, making peanut butter sandwiches, using keys), and handling wet tasks (wiping counters, cleaning peanut butter, washing pans).
- Terms for the challenge include no video cuts, autonomous operation, and a time limit based on human performance.
- Discussion includes the importance of mobility in robots and the potential need for extensive training data, similar to self-driving cars, to enable complete chore automation like laundry.