Sharpa Robotics wows IROS by catching randomly falling foam cylinders
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-09-28
At IROS, the new Sharpa Robotics robot demonstrated impressive reaction speed by catching foam cylinders dropped at random. Robotics researcher Chris Paxton noted the robot did far better than he could, highlighting the real-time perception and manipulation capability on display.
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