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Honoring the Past, Building the Future: Legacy & ALOHA EOL
Trossen Legacy Hardware Reaches End-of-Life.
Marc Dostie
Jul 1, 2025
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Trossen Robotics + General Robotics: AI Skills via GRID
Trossen Robotics and General Robotics Announce Partnership to Bring AI-Enhanced Capabilities to Trossenâs AI Robot Lineup via GRID
Marc Dostie
Jun 23, 2025
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Trossen AI Firmware 1.8.1 Changelog: What Changed
View the new features, changes, and bug fixes for the latest 1.8.1 firmware for Trossen AI.
Marc Dostie
May 29, 2025
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Trossen Robotics Hardware in DeepMind's 60 Minutes Segment
Trossen Robotics hardware featured in DeepMindâs AI research on CBSâs 60 Minutes, highlighting our role in advancing embodied AI and machine learning.
Marc Dostie
Apr 28, 2025
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Why Pragmatism in Robotics Wins: Simplicity, Scale, ROI
Marc discusses why pragmatic roboticsâthe kind that performs a few functions well, is priced appropriately, and can be deployed todayâis likely to dominate in the near future.
Marc Dostie
Apr 21, 2025
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How Do You Choose the Right Robotics Kit for AI Research?
The Short Version Answer five scoping questions on data, training location, environment, mobility, and bimanual needs. Match your project to Stationary AI, Mobile AI, Solo AI, or modular WidowX AI arms. Size compute by task: light CPU for data collection, 8GB+ VRAM GPU for training, dedicated GPU for Pi0. Pick preloaded compute from Dell, System76, or ASUS, or bring your own meeting minimum requirements. Confirm your kit ships with leader/follower arms, Intel RealSense D405 c
Marc Dostie
Apr 1, 2025
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WidowX AI Unboxing & Assembly Video Guides
WidowX AI Unboxing and Assembly Video Guides
Marc Dostie
Mar 26, 2025
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Aloha Is Now Trossen AI: A New Era of AI Research Hardware
Learn how we have evolved Aloha to deliver more performance and more value than ever.
Marc Dostie
Mar 4, 2025
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Pi Zero on Aloha - Part 1: Zero-Shot Inference on Real Hardware
The Short Version Run zero-shot inference on Pi Zero (Ď0) using a Trossen Robotics Aloha Kit to verify real-world transfer. Provision a workstation with a 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12950HX, NVIDIA RTX A4500 16G, and 64G RAM. Install Ubuntu 22.04 and the required dependencies: PyTorch, CUDA, and Docker. Clone the official Pi Zero repository and apply the system optimizations and adjustments for Aloha. Deploy on the bimanual Aloha platform and execute dexterous tasks without addit
Shantanu Parab
Feb 13, 2025
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How NOT to Get a Job as a Mechanical Engineer
I wanted to make a post to try and help future engineers land their dream job.
Matt Trossen
Jan 31, 2025
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Refactoring the ALOHA Pipeline: Modular Robotic Setups
The ALOHA 2.0 package brings a transformative update to the world of robotics, introducing modular configurations and enhanced flexibility.
Shantanu Parab
Dec 16, 2024
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This is the Transistor of Robotics
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and ETH Zurich have developed an electrohydraulic musculoskeletal leg
Matt Trossen
Oct 24, 2024
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Fireside Chat: Remi Cadene, Principal Research Scientist at Hugging Face and Shantanu Parab, Robotic Machine Learning Specialist at Trossen Robotics
Fireside chat with Remi Cadene, from Hugging Face, and Shantanu Parab, from Trossen Robotics.
Marc Dostie
Oct 17, 2024
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Cloud ML Computing Part 1: Train Robot Models in Google Colab
The Short Version Launch the LeRobot Colab Notebook and select your GPU type (A100 or T4). Confirm you have enough compute units, and load a checkpoint file if resuming. Log in with your Hugging Face token to access Trossen Robotics Community datasets or your own repo ID. Edit the YAML config to set batch size, learning rate, and training steps (we used 50 episodes, batch size 8, 80,000 steps). Estimate resources by timing the first steps and checking the usage rate in the Re
Shantanu Parab
Oct 11, 2024
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Gravity Compensation on Aloha: Move the Arm Freely
We are thrilled to introduce Gravity Compensation for Aloha. With this feature, you can now maintain arm position after releasing your grip.
Shantanu Parab
Oct 7, 2024
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Announcing the NEW Trossen Robotics ML Community
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Trossen Robotics Machine Learning Communityâa one-stop destination for all things related to r
Marc Dostie
Sep 30, 2024
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Peg-Insertion Precision with Bimanual Robots and the ACT Model
Discover how bimanual robots use the ACT model for precision peg-insertion. 80% success rate! Access datasets & models on Hugging Face.
Shantanu Parab
Sep 19, 2024
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Trossen Robotics Brings Aloha Kits + LeRobot to Hugging Face
We are thrilled to announce full support for LeRobot with our Aloha Robotic Machine Learning Kits, now available on Hugging Face!
Marc Dostie
Sep 16, 2024
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Essential Tools for a Mechanical Engineer: What's in Your Toolbox?
A list of the most basic tools a mechanical engineer should have on their desk or within arms reach.
Matt Trossen
Sep 13, 2024
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Who Will Win the Humanoid Race? The Battle Begins
Will we see humanoid robots in homes and businesses in the next few years?
Matt Trossen
Sep 13, 2024
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