CoRL takeaways: SuperMimic steals the show, dexterity and tactile sensing improve, human data still a bottleneck
KyleMorgenstein · x · 2026-11-13
Robotics researcher Alec shares post-conference observations from CoRL:
- SuperMimic is the talk of the town for legged robotics, yet much of the manipulation community seems unaware it exists
- Dexterity is getting quite good: tactile feedback and within-fingertip proximity detection are impressive, all without cameras or lidar
- Data remains the bottleneck: the field still relies heavily on human data capture (mocap or egocentric manipulation), and the author argues the community needs to move away from this; whole-body approaches are starting to shift
- Light aside: random hallway chats offer the best ROI at conferences
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