Why robots walk easier than they pick pens: a VLA training debate
Darpinian · x · 2026-10-15
Darpinian and jonstephens85 debate robot training difficulty: why can't VLAs like Pi-0.5 simply pick up a pen? Darpinian argues the task barely requires visual perception at all, and typical robot grippers are far worse than human hands at picking small objects off flat surfaces.
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