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jagged-chisel 3 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Eka’s robotic claw feels like we're approaching a ...

But we still don’t have good sensors for this, so our robots try to rely on vision.

fluoridation 3 months ago [–]

You need those anyway to know how much grip to apply and how to hold on to the object. You can't determine that visually.

jagged-chisel 3 months ago | [–]

Nah, your robot visually determines what it’s grabbing, then looks in a database for the best grip.

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