Manipulating soft bodies is exceptionally difficult to do with robotics.
moving a soft object from a to b is doable, folding/separating/sorting at any kind of speed is very much an area of active research.
moving a soft object from a to b is doable, folding/separating/sorting at any kind of speed is very much an area of active research.
> To get it right, we designed and built our own actuators, remote actuation system, and safety systems.
I feel that there might be a degree of ... overconfidence here.
I'm curious what they felt was lacking in current commercial/industrial robotics safety systems.
folding a flat, well presented tshirt, that is a known quantity, and never inside out, is fairly "easy"
in an unknown environment, with unknown clothes, that's still active area of research. Its still not that practical to navigate in a house yet.
Teleoperated robots are a better fit for businesses and public spaces