Autonomous Systems

Find out how autonomous systems use AI, sensors, and robotics to operate independently in the real world.

How a Pick and Place Robot Learns to Sort Automotive Parts

How a Pick and Place Robot Learns to Sort Automotive Parts

Learn how a pick and place robot is trained to sort automotive parts using UMI gripper demonstrations, which parts suit it, and what to avoid

What Is Adaptive Robotics? How Robots Learn to Handle Change

What Is Adaptive Robotics? How Robots Learn to Handle Change

Learn how adaptive robotics helps robots handle change, and why diverse training data, human corrections, and failure recovery make it possible.

Robotics in Logistics Is Moving Past the Easy Tasks

Robotics in Logistics Is Moving Past the Easy Tasks

Explore how robotics in logistics handles structured and unstructured tasks, from warehouse automation to truck unloading, and why real-world data is crucial.

SLAM VR Tracking and Its Connection to Egocentric Robot Data

SLAM VR Tracking and Its Connection to Egocentric Robot Data

See how SLAM VR tracking works inside a headset, where it fails, and why a drifting head pose weakens egocentric and teleoperation data.

A Guide to Lidar Sensors for Robots: 2D, 3D, Flash, and FMCW

A Guide to Lidar Sensors for Robots: 2D, 3D, Flash, and FMCW

Explore the main types of lidar sensors, how they measure distance, and which types of robots are best suited to 2D, 3D, flash, and FMCW...

Exploring Lidar Robotics in Humanoids and When It Helps

Exploring Lidar Robotics in Humanoids and When It Helps

Learn why some humanoids use lidar robotics while others rely on cameras, how each sensor compares, and what that choice means for robot training data.

What a LeRobot Dataset Carries and What It Leaves Behind

What a LeRobot Dataset Carries and What It Leaves Behind

See how a LeRobot dataset stores robot demonstrations, how it compares with older formats, and what can get lost in the conversion to LeRobot.

What the EgoDex Dataset Gets Right About Egocentric Data

What the EgoDex Dataset Gets Right About Egocentric Data

Explore what makes the EgoDex dataset useful for robotics, from hand pose and task design to language annotations, and how to evaluate egocentric datasets.