SO-101 robot arm learns ping pong, best rally hits 23 bounces
Scobleizer · x · 2026-11-03
Developer praneethsamine's day 32 robot learning milestone: an SO-101 arm playing ping pong. The shared video was its first successful run; it now averages 13 bounces with a high of 23. A detailed write-up is promised, with ongoing work to make the policy more robust.
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