UMI steps 1-2: handheld grippers with cameras and IMUs do real dishes
gabriberton · x · 2026-11-03
Steps 1-2 of the UMI pipeline: hold two grippers, each with a camera and IMU, and perform real tasks like washing dishes, touching objects only with the grippers. The figure shows the UMI demo interface design — a wrist-mounted GoPro fisheye camera, side mirrors for implicit stereo, IMU-aware pose tracking and continuous gripper tracking.
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