Training a robot to thread a peg through a keyhole in 36 hours
The setup RoboHack2026 is the first iteration of a robotics-based hackathon organized by AI Team (https://epflaiteam.ch/). You get one robot and 36 hours, as well as tons of tools to impress a jury. We were given a LeRobot SO-101 that we had to assemble first. The last time I built my own hardware was in high school, so I was glad my teammates were able to offset my weaknesses here. Getting it up and running after 4 hours was such a relief, and playing around with teleoperation is a lot of fun! ...