This podcast episode explores the challenges of developing robots with dexterity and the progress made in robotic perception, manipulation, and grasping. The speaker highlights the importance of simplicity in robot design and the limitations in robot hands, software, sensors, and physics. Despite these challenges, robots have found success in e-commerce, particularly in picking and packing packages. The speaker discusses the development of AI and deep learning technology for training robots to grasp objects reliably. While progress has been made in home robotics, challenges still remain in manipulating deformable objects, folding laundry, and bagging items. The speaker emphasizes that robots are still not capable of performing all tasks but reminds us that we need to work together to create a future where robots can assist us in achieving our goals.
