My cat definitely needs a robotic nemesis. Low-cost humanoids finally make those quirky home automation dev projects affordable.
Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development
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Re: Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development
#52honored to welcome another nori* business, alongside - nori.ai (ai health coach) - heynori.com (ai family hub) - nori inc (soil based carbon sequestration) - noriagentic.com (that's us, ai cloud infrastructure) and my personal favorite - nori.co (makers of 'The Nori Cloud' a clothes steamer, as seen on Oprah's Favorite Things)
don't forget the O.G Nori Brick
Re: Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development
#53My concern is whether the robot can cook with exposed wires, is it waterproof or resistant to hot oil? tasks like washing dishes are valuable skills for this kind of robots.
Robot race for the upcoming years is going to be wild, being able to do core tasks with just a raspberry sounds great. Hope you can evolve and improve this over the coming years.
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#54So many moving parts that can break. I am already sad my robot vacuum cleaner broke (it's the moving lidar that broke). I have to send the entire thing including dock back to the manufacturer (very expensive). My preference would be ifixit level guides where you can easily replace parts yourself. Then it would be perfect if the same servo is used everywhere so I can have 3 or 4 stored somewhere.
In general, a cost optimized robotic platform for a consumer market, has inverse specifications compared with reliable industrial robotics.
Industrial robotics like all machinery can be dangerous, and could still get your firm slapped with an export restriction. A lose-lose product class from a business perspective. =3
Re: Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development
#55My cat definitely needs a robotic nemesis. Low-cost humanoids finally make those quirky home automation dev projects affordable.
The cats end up colluding with the robots to make up for their lack of opposable thumbs. =3
Re: Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development
#56The biggest problem is they are using RC style servos. This is why all the arm motions are jerky and lack precision. What this means: No force feedback on positioning. Jerky motion due to actuator steps. Limited precision. Terrible slow motion control performance. Fast movements will look better. Inability to solve problems with software. Basically think of all the joints like those cheap thermal camera screens that…
Well, if it can fold my laundry and do the dishes, then jerky movements don't matter to me. I suppose precision can be fixed with camera feedback.
And those force feedback actuators use significantly more power.
Re: Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development
#57Have you chatted with the ex developers of KScale labs? What makes you different, given they went poof?
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#58Man you NEED inverse kinematics on your simulator. WTF.
Re: Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development
#59The biggest problem is they are using RC style servos. This is why all the arm motions are jerky and lack precision. What this means: No force feedback on positioning. Jerky motion due to actuator steps. Limited precision. Terrible slow motion control performance. Fast movements will look better. Inability to solve problems with software. Basically think of all the joints like those cheap thermal camera screens that…
It reminds me of how the first Terminator moved because of the stop motion effects.
Re: Launch HN: Nori Robotics (YC S26) – A low-cost humanoid robot for development
#60> Our open SDK includes teleoperation and demonstration tools How is teleoperation anything more than a glorified puppet master pulling the strings or a radio controlled toy car?
Its marketed *for development", so teleoperation is propably intentended for generating non-simulated training data.