"Our sim2real pipeline works" — robot faceplants 0.1 seconds later
Kyrannio · x · 2026-08-30
A robotics team announced "our sim2real pipeline works," only for users to hit a spectacular failure 0.1 seconds after getting their hands on it. The robot had been demoed running at up to 1.6 m/s — a classic sim2real expectation-vs-reality moment.
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