Hacky DIY leader arm claims 1/10th the cost of the original leader arm
k7agar · x · 2026-09-30
A developer shared a hacky leader arm for robot teleoperation, claiming it costs just 1/10th of the original leader arm. If the claim holds, such low-cost teleop hardware could meaningfully lower the barrier to collecting imitation-learning data for robotics.
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