Robotics researcher corrects viral clip: end-to-end neural net robot video was teleop
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-09-03
Robotics researcher Chris Paxton noted that four years ago few would believe robots running end-to-end neural nets would be deployed in commercial settings and paying for themselves — and that some still don't. He then added a key correction: this specific video is teleoperation, not full autonomy. The exchange highlights how teleop demos are routinely mistaken for autonomous robot capabilities.
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