Robot demo wows with tight reactive control, pouring sugar and stirring a glass
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-10-01
Robotics researcher Chris Paxton shared a robot demo calling it "really tight, reactive control": the robot pours sugar with a spoon and stirs with a glass stirrer, showcasing remarkably fine, low-latency manipulation.
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