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Why Robot Arms Still Can't Handle a Wiring Harness
In this episode of The Robotics Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into one of automation's most persistent bottlenecks: the humble wiring harness. While robots excel at welding, painting, and heavy lifting, they struggle to grasp and route a bundle of flexible cables. Lucas explains the physics behind the problem—non-rigid bodies, friction, and entanglement—and highlights recent research from MIT's CSAIL lab showing a 40% success rate for cable threading. Luna asks whether tactile sensors or reinforcement learning will crack the code. They discuss practical limits in automotive and…
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