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Why Robot Arms Still Can't Tie a Knot
Knot-tying is one of the hardest manipulation tasks for robots — it requires precise force control, complex trajectory planning, and handling deformable objects. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore why knot-tying remains an open research problem despite decades of robotics progress. They discuss how the DARPA hackathon approach pushed teams to failure, why tying shoelaces is harder than surgical sutures, and what the latest reinforcement learning breakthroughs in simulation might unlock. They also touch on a listener-funded model that keeps Fexingo ad-free, and how a simple knot challenge…
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