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Robot Simulators: The Open, The Flashy, and The Nerdy
In the robot sim frontier of March 2025, it’s a three-way showdown (so far): Gazebo’s open vibes, Isaac SIM’s flashy flair, and MuJoCo’s...
Tommaso Pardi
Mar 223 min read
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The Art of expecting the unexpected: The Gemini Robotics way
Welcome to the Age of Robots That Just Get It Imagine you’re teaching a robot how to clean your kitchen. You show it how to pick up a...
Tommaso Pardi
Mar 154 min read
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When AI Translators Get Too Creative: A Taxing Tale of Mistranslation
Picture this: I need to kill some time on the tube, and I’m going through some comments on a (boring) post about the Italian government...
Tommaso Pardi
Mar 74 min read
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From Kahneman to Figure.ai
Why Bother Giving Robots Two Brains? In the fast-paced world of robotics, control systems are evolving rapidly. Companies like Figure.ai...
Tommaso Pardi
Mar 33 min read
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It's not about reinventing the wheel, it's about understanding how it spins
Why Bother with the Hard Way? In the fast-paced world of AI, pre-made libraries and tools are like jetpacks—strap them on, and you’re...
Tommaso Pardi
Feb 283 min read
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GenAI - more than just cute cats on the moon
DDPM is a diffusion model algorithm that revolutionised image generation, but it does have a great impact on robotics as well
Tommaso Pardi
Feb 222 min read
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Jarvis or HAL9000
Are we closer to Jarvis (helpful assistant) or HAL9000 (overzealous)? Comoditisation of LLMs seems closer. New models are released every...
Tommaso Pardi
Feb 151 min read
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