All 20 robot arms failed in overcast weather at demo day, sparking low-level control debate
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-10-21
A debate over robot reliability: one account argues that all 20 robotic arms at a demo day failed because of overcast weather, accusing the field of focusing on long-horizon tasks 'out of vanity.' Chris Paxton replies that weather shouldn't affect a modern model, calling it a skill issue. The core question: is the bottleneck in low-level control robustness or long-horizon planning?
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