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General Robots

Benjie Holson

A series about making a general purpose robot company

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RobotEra Has Two More Robot Olympic Wins!

RobotEra has two more Olympic Medals. This time orange peeling (which PI accomplished but needed an external tool, which disqualified them) and unlocking a padlock1 25% faster than PI’s demonstration.

These (especially the key video) are a...

2 months ago
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RobotEra Snatches Silver in Sock Inversion

New Silver Medal!

The Olympics rules are if you can beat a winning time by at least 25% you win a medal. RobotEra from Beijing, China has beaten Physical Intelligence’s Sock Inversion time by 30%.

I have always loved the phrase, “A Fast R...

2 months ago
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Benjie's Humanoid Olympics: Part II

Nearly all my initial challenges were completed in the first three months, which was about a year and three months faster than I expected. That’s is super exciting because it means that robotics is moving really fast, but it also means that...

4 months ago
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Physical Intelligence Wins the Olympics: Deep Dive

So last month, Physical Intelligence (PI) dropped a bombshell and claimed medals on basically all the remaining olympic tasks.

My 3D printer lost power and the print failed the night before my visit so these medals were added via AI. Real...

4 months ago
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Physical Intelligence Sweeps Humanoid Olympics

Over the break the robotics company Physical Intelligence announced submissions to 11 of my Olympic Events.

There will be a more detailed post in the next few days from me, but for now you should go look at their videos.

https://www.pi.w...

5 months ago
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  • Benjie Holson

    I'm a roboticist who spent 8 years at Google X and Everyday Robots trying to make general purpose robots happen. Now I'm sharing everything I learned the hard way. All these ramblings are my own and don't represent any employer, AI or basilisk.

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