You have two policies for a pick-and-place task. Maybe one is a fine-tuned checkpoint and the other is the baseline, or maybe one has an extra camera. You run each of them 50 times. Policy A succeeds 42 times (84%) and policy B succeeds 34 times (68%). Sixteen percentage points...
My TrackPoint drifts. Not dramatically, but if I take my hands off the keyboard the pointer wanders off towards the top-left corner like it has somewhere better to be. It has done this on and off for months, and I finally sat down to fix it properly rather than nudging...
Every sensor a robot owns lies to it, slightly and constantly. Here is why we model that lying with a bell curve, why the maths behind it is convenient enough to be a little suspicious, and the two situations where the assumption quietly puts your robot inside a wall.
If you’re an i3wm user, you know the pain of losing your carefully arranged workspace layouts after a reboot. You spend time positioning terminals, browsers, and applications exactly how you like them—only to start from scratch every time you restart your system. Enter i3-resurrect-auto—a collection of scripts that automatically saves...
Robots are getting smarter and more capable every day. But what really lets them tackle real-world tasks—like making a sandwich or cleaning up a room—is their ability to combine different types of sensory data and understand instructions from humans. This is where multi-modal sensor fusion and visual language action models...
In electronics (and other fields), abstraction refers to the process of simplifying a system by focusing on its essential features while ignoring less relevant details. It allows engineers and scientists to work with manageable models without getting overwhelmed by unnecessary complexity. Meaning and Purpose of Abstractions Abstractions in Electronics In...
Embodied Artificial Intelligence (AI) represents a significant paradigm shift in the field of AI research. Unlike traditional AI, which primarily operates in the digital realm, Embodied AI integrates physical entities, such as robots, to interact dynamically with the real world. This approach aims to enhance the capabilities of AI systems...
Web 3.0, also known as Web3, represents the next evolution of the World Wide Web. Originally coined by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood in 2014, this term signifies an envisioned future internet that shows substantial shift from the data models of Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. While these previous versions had...
Neovim is a modern and powerful text editor that inherits the best features of Vim and adds new ones. One of the great things about Neovim is that it supports a rich ecosystem of plugins that can enhance your productivity and creativity. In this article, I will introduce some of...
In a world filled with uncertainties, decision-making algorithms play a crucial role in helping individuals and organisations navigate complex situations. Whether it’s making investment choices, strategic business decisions, or even personal life choices, these algorithms provide a systematic approach to weighing options and selecting the best course of action in...
