Google DeepMind's Low-Cost ALOHA Robots Excel in Dexterity Tasks Like Tying Shoelaces

Google DeepMind has unveiled its latest project, ALOHA Unleashed, which demonstrates significant advancements in robotic dexterity and autonomy. This project, developed over the past year, features low-cost robots capable of performing highly complex tasks such as hanging shirts on hangers, robot repair, and tying shoelaces. These robots, part of the ALOHA 2 fleet, operate autonomously and have been showcased in videos that highlight their ability to execute tasks in a single continuous shot, proving the robustness of their policies. The robots' persistence and capability to adjust their actions to complete tasks have been emphasized in recent demonstrations. Additionally, an open-source AI initiative involving DJI robots controlled by models like Whisper, Idefics2, and Parler-TTS has been shared, complete with a 250 lines code gist for community development.