How to judge robot demos: change the environment, then count the failures
paigeinsf · x · 2026-09-14
The author argues that impressive robot demos deserve scrutiny: move the object, change the lighting, try a slightly different part, or take the robot to another factory. Then count the failures and how often a human has to step in — that's the real test of generalization.
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