Duke's open-source 31-DoF humanoid boosts visible-reachable workspace from 38% to 97% with actuated eyes
LexiLove · x · 2026-09-25
Duke unveiled Duke Humanoid V2, a fully open-source 31-DoF humanoid with two RGB-D cameras that can move and look independently, arguing robots shouldn't blindly copy human anatomy.
The team introduced the Visible-Reachable Workspace metric, measuring where a robot can both reach and perceive while manipulating.
Key results:
- Actuating the cameras raised visible-reachable workspace from 38% to 97%
- A second independently controlled camera lifted concurrent two-region coverage from 0.45 to 0.95; a third only pushed it to 0.97
- In two-target manipulation tests, the dual-camera setup finished tasks 17% faster while using 19% less mechanical energy
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