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Why Robots Struggle to Open a Door
In this episode of The Robotics Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a deceptively hard challenge for robots: opening a door. They break down the physics of latching mechanisms, the force-torque sensing problem, and why a task humans find trivial remains a frontier in manipulation. The episode contrasts industrial robots that can lift a car door with humanoids that still fumble a push-bar, drawing on real benchmarks from recent robotics conferences. Lucas explains why door-handle geometry creates a control nightmare, and Luna asks whether the robotics industry is over-engineering the problem. The…
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