Zeyu Lu (Zach)

Engineering | Photographer |

[World and Science @WorldAndScience]

Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us.

On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.

- Carl Sagan

[The Latticex @the_latticex]

Musk is casually describing numbers that sound illegal.

1 billion Optimus robots.
10 million tons per year to orbit.
1+ terawatt of solar power.

This is not a startup roadmap.

This is what happens when a car company, a rocket company, an AI company, and a robot company all start sharing the same final boss.

The normal reaction is "that is impossible."

Which is usually where Musk starts budgeting.

[Zeyu Lu (Zach) @Zachary__Lu]

Incredible

[Oliver | MMMT Wealth (CPA) @MMMTwealth]

This is a 5nm chip.
They can now make 2nm.

Technology is crazy. $ASML

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The Tesla Optimus hand is so sophisticated that it makes a Fabergé seem simple.

And it gives you a whole new appreciation for how incredible the human hand is.

[SOKRISPYMEDIA @sokrispymedia]

@TeslaKing420 Some of the behind the scenes magic we did to make this film!

[Nic Cruz Patane @niccruzpatane]

This is the most human-like action I’ve ever seen Optimus do. Mind blown.

[Zeyu Lu (Zach) @Zachary__Lu]

Super proud to be part of the hand team.

[Julian Ibarz @julianibarz]

Our new hand is much closer to a human hand capability. It's even faster and has much more degrees of freedom which will allow us to do many more tasks such as catching a ball which was almost impossible with the previous hand. The form factor is great too, so many motors that fit in such a slim forearm...

[Julian Ibarz @julianibarz]

Our new hand is much closer to a human hand capability. It's even faster and has much more degrees of freedom which will allow us to do many more tasks such as catching a ball which was almost impossible with the previous hand. The form factor is great too, so many motors that fit in such a slim forearm...

[Zeyu Lu (Zach) @Zachary__Lu]

@stats_feed ChatGPT4:
"Certainly, these flags represent the following countries:

France
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Paraguay
Each flag is distinct in its own right, with slight variations in the shade of blue or the presence of emblems and coat of arms."

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

• Study hard.
• What others think of you is none of your business.
• It's OK not to have all the answers.
• Experiment, Fail, Learn and Repeat.
• Knowledge comes from experience.
• Imagination is important.
• Do what interests you the most.
• Stay curious

[Andrew Akbashev @Andrew_Akbashev]

Your PhD is about the evolution of your mindset.

It proceeds through personal research experience, mentorship and development of key skills.

This is why PhD in STEM:

- is NOT about a thesis (very few people will read it)
- is NOT about finish your advisor’s project
- is NOT about attending new courses
- is NOT to learn how to use cool instruments (although it might be handy, it is of little help in a long run)

Yes, some of it will help you get hired. BUT PhD should not be about this.

▫️

PhD is about personal development, creativity and problem solving in a highly dynamic research environment.

First of all, it is about:

- Becoming a highly critical and creative thinker
- Learning how to think independently (against the local or global mainstream)
- Learning how to “jump-start” a project and bring it to perfection
- Discovering your strengths and weaknesses as a future leader
- Learning from massive number of mistakes without big consequences
- Learning how to accept failures and move on
- Understanding the value of teamwork and collaboration
- Publishing important studies and making discoveries (especially if you plan to stay in academia)

▫️

Of course, there are some “perks” that come with it:

1. Getting a good expertise in some field
2. Getting some idea about the world of academia and how things work there
3. Learning how to use fancy tools (microscopes, spectrometers, etc)
4. Learning how to write papers, etc etc

But these are only bonuses. They should not be why you are pursuing PhD.

▫️

As a prospective PhD student, do NOT look for a supervisor who will be simply assigning tasks to you and tracking your project.

Look for a good mentor and advisor who can help you develop YOUR leadership skills.

A proper research environment and inspiration to pursue your dreams are the key ingredients.

#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #phdchat

[Marius Hauken @mhauken]

You're not using the Notes app on your iPhone to its full potential.

8 features you might not know about:

[Zeyu Lu (Zach) @Zachary__Lu]

Should have read it earlier. Damn! Recommend this book to everyone, especially young people, engineers. I read it twice, once in translated Chinese and another one in English. It brought new insight and inspiration every time and I will read it again. Acknowledgment: NUS Library

[Zeyu Lu (Zach) @Zachary__Lu]

Amazing. 👍Congrats👍

[SpaceX @SpaceX]

All systems and weather are looking good for Falcon Heavy's launch of USSF-44; the 29-minute launch window opens at 9:41 a.m. ET → https://t.co/EDwAlAYGuI

[Zeyu Lu (Zach) @Zachary__Lu]

As Marc @realmarcraibert mentioned in his keynote, we were talking about sort of “bridging” the robotics academia and industry. Congrats on new “Boston Dynamics AI Institute” with such a mission. Very inspiring by his rich experiences and achievements in both fields. #IROS2022

[Zeyu Lu (Zach) @Zachary__Lu]

@nathanlepora Very nice to talk to Nathan at the last day of #IROS2022 Fortunately get a chance to show the GTac-Hand and thank you for your time. We were talking about tactile sensors design, applications, multimodality, and even standardisation. Very inspiring conversation.

[Zeyu Lu (Zach) @Zachary__Lu]

Very inspiring talks by Marc Raibert #IROS2022 unfortunately, Humanoid will be last one to make profit. Fully Understandable. In Q&A, many questions were related to Tesla bot as I expected. Even someone was asking “will Atlas shake hands with Optimus?” That’s interesting.

[Zeyu Lu (Zach) @Zachary__Lu]

@TeslaAIBot @elonmusk @elonmusk Elon, interested in giving robots (e.g., hands of Optimus) the human sense of touch?

[Zeyu Lu (Zach) @Zachary__Lu]

@nathanlepora @ICRA2023 @BristolRobotLab @UKRobotics "Final accepted manuscript to RA-L from March 2022 to November 2022 will be eligible for presentation at ICRA 2023." from https://t.co/Hj5YqlqhTk So it depends on the date of your accepted RA-L paper.