RAI Institute's AthenaZero juggles three balls barehanded with onboard vision only
Olivier__OG · x · 2026-08-21
RAI Institute's AthenaZero juggles three balls barehanded using only onboard vision, real-time control, and learning directly on hardware — no motion capture, no external tracking.
Juggling is a serious dexterity benchmark: the robot must see each ball, predict trajectories, manage contact, and adapt in real time without losing rhythm. The future of robotics, the author argues, will be won by machines that manipulate the physical world with precision and adaptation — not just by walking or looking human.
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