Dyna engineer on Taku: from 24-hour napkin folding to full laundry workflows
JasonMa2020 · x · 2026-10-28
A Dyna Robotics engineer reflects on craftsmanship: the team went from Dyna-1 folding napkins for 24 hours straight to Taku handling a full laundry workflow. Called "the world's most boring robot" by the New York Post, Taku embodies their philosophy — the pursuit of long uninterrupted runs forces system-wide refactoring toward simpler, more reliable machines.
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