Humanoid telepresence robot — ANA Avatar XPRIZE
Sept 2021
On-site leader of four-person Team Limitless, whose 300+ lb humanoid telepresence robot was a semifinalist in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE.
Datasheet
- Role
- On-site leader of four-person Team Limitless
- Robot
- 300+ lb humanoid telepresence robot (NVIDIA Jetson) with motion-capture teleoperation
- Field
- 37 teams from 15 countries
- Result
- Semifinalist
Video
Hardest bug & fix
The power converter failed the night before testing. I disconnected the drive train, ran on a borrowed lower-rated unit, and kept the scored manipulation task.
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