A sub-$20 tiny-umi robot data collection rig: cheap, but hurts your fingers
k7agar · x · 2026-10-08
A developer shares hands-on experience with tiny-umi for robot data collection and visualization: the whole rig costs under $20, but it's unergonomic (your fingers hurt), heavy, and it works. A first-hand look at low-cost demonstration data collection for imitation learning.
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