The Robotics Stack

@roboticsstack

Weekly podcast on what's actually shipping in robotics.
Hosted by @hundreddaysx and @leokharon

theroboticsstack.com Joined May 2026

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The Robotics Stack @roboticsstack Oct 20

Billions are going into factories to build tens of thousands of humanoids.

Matt Trossen has sold robot hardware for 22 years and cannot name one customer who wants to buy one.

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www.youtube.com How Robots Actually Learn to Work in the Real World | Matt Trossen In this conversation, we sit down with Matt Trossen, founder of Tro...

The Robotics Stack @roboticsstack Oct 5

You want to train your humanoid fully in sim and deploy zero-shot.
Then your actuator behaves nonlinearly and the whole plan falls apart.

We sat down with the CPO behind Asimov, the open-source humanoid, on @roboticsstack

New episode 👇

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The Robotics Stack @roboticsstack Sep 26

An openai intern gave GPT-6 Astra a cheap 3d printable arm, a paintbrush and two cameras, then told it: paint the golden gate bridge.

Astra worked out the arm itself, then started correcting its own errors.

Six astra robot demos on @roboticsstack

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www.youtube.com ChatGPT-6 Astra for Robotics | Demos, Benchmarks & What’s Next GPT 6 Astra is OpenAI's most powerful model. So can it be used for ...

The Robotics Stack @roboticsstack Sep 21

Numb your fingers and good luck trying to light a match. That's a robot hand today

Matt Wulff @makeitmatto, cofounder of @6thSensedev, on why he thinks touch is the missing modality, studio-recorded data is fishy, and UMI is not here to stay.

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www.youtube.com Is This Tactile Glove the Missing Piece for Humanoid Robots? | Matt... In this episode of the robotics stack podcast, we explore tactile d...

The Robotics Stack @roboticsstack Sep 13

What happens to US robotics if Unitree gets banned?

Randall Briggs left MIT to build Steel Bot, an open-source, made-in-America humanoid.

We talk specs, modularity, hands, funding, and what it really takes to mass produce one.

New episode out now 👇

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www.youtube.com Is This America’s First True Open-Source Humanoid? | Randall Briggs (Steel Bot) In this episode of the robotics stack podcast we have our second in...