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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


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


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


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


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


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


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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