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Why Robot Arms Still Can't Twist a Screw
Episode 22 of The Robotics Podcast picks a deceptively simple task: tightening a screw. Lucas explains why a torque-controlled robot arm still strips threads or fails to seat bolts, using the production lines at a German automotive supplier as a case study. Luna asks whether recent advances in force-torque sensors and reinforcement learning have closed the gap. The hosts get into the physics of friction, chamfer detection, and why a human wrist still beats a six-axis arm on this one motion. A specific, surprising look at the gap between industrial capability and everyday fastening.
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