Tendon-driven hands debate mirrors early AV LiDAR wars
ATTlKA · x · 2026-08-16
The author argues that the debate over tendon-driven hands in robotics is similar to the LiDAR debate in early autonomous vehicles. The mechanical merits are secondary to the upstream tradeoffs and bets made by teams based on their unique tech trees, which remain opaque to outside observers.
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