teleoperation

The article argues that the primary bottleneck in robotics is not hardware but AI software, which still struggles with adaptation to novel situations.

Surgeons successfully teleoperated humanoid robots to perform minimally invasive surgeries (gallbladder removal) on live pigs in a world-first preclinical trial, demonstrating the feasibility of using lower-cost humanoid robots for remote surgical care.

Unitree's G1 humanoid robot has been used in the first teleoperated surgery, marking a milestone in robotic-assisted surgery.

Introduces digital teleoperation using action-conditioned world models to generate diverse training data for robotics, decoupling data collection from physical hardware. The system achieves real-time generation and enables zero-shot Sim2Real transfer.

LeRobot released the largest open-source humanoid teleoperation dataset, re-encoded into the LeRobot format for efficient streaming and reduced storage footprint.

Introducing HIW-500, the largest open-source humanoid teleoperation dataset collected in real homes, with over 500 hours and 23K+ episodes across 12 homes in Southeast Asia.

A detailed description of building a low-cost (<€5,000) robotics research setup including an industrial-grade arm, cameras, and teleoperation software, designed to fit next to a desk. The author argues that recent advances in affordable hardware and foundation models now allow individuals to conduct meaningful robotics research independently.

A startup in Shenzhen is using VR headsets and motion-tracking gear to let workers remotely control humanoid robots for tasks like stocking shelves, collecting data for future autonomous operation.

The second edition of the Worldwide Humanoid Robot Combat Games is scheduled for August 22-26, 2026, recruiting teams of AI developers and teleoperators to merge humans with humanoid robots in combat.

Lane Burgett shares how they used Starlink to remotely run an excavator robot model trained on 2.5 hours of operator data, based on π0.5 from Physical Intelligence, teaching heavy machines real-world tasks.

DexHoldem is a real-world benchmark for evaluating embodied agents in dexterous manipulation tasks, using Texas Hold'em with a ShadowHand to test primitive execution, perception, and decision-making in a closed-loop setting.

Tesla revealed two low-speed crashes involving its Robotaxis while teleoperators were remotely driving the vehicles, according to newly unredacted NHTSA data. The incidents occurred in Austin, Texas, with safety monitors onboard and no passengers present.

Observers noticed a strange moment during the Figure 03 livestream, suggesting teleoperators may have been switching roles behind the scenes.

REK robots were observed on San Francisco streets undergoing teleoperated testing to collect data on urban mobility challenges.

The article discusses whether achieving widespread adoption of home robots capable of performing most chores requires Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), while expressing disappointment that advanced robot actions still largely rely on teleoperation.

Remi Cadene highlights a new tendon-driven robotic hand with a teleoperation exoskeleton, noting its high degrees of freedom and debugging software.