Gavin Chan

building underwater robots for diver tasks | backed by @fdotinc | PhD student @TAMU

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

Building a robot arm for underwater physical AI

Enters the water tomorrow

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

@IsaacSin12 @dreamlabs_ai @makermodsai @Ryan_Resolution I like the toolbox

[Isaac Sin @IsaacSin12]

tired of packing up your tools after using them? just get @dreamlabs_ai dream-1 and the @makermodsai metal arm to do it

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

Had a great time showing the underwater robot arm to Dr. Rahul Subramanian from @Saronic on Thursday, and letting him take the controls! Thanks for visiting the lab.

[Isaac Sin @IsaacSin12]

Working with robots has always been harder than it should be.

The intelligence was hard to access. The hardware was hard to afford.

Today, both change.

@makermodsai Maker Arm + Metal Arm, powered by @dreamlabs_ai 's Dream-1. Give your robot a task in plain language, right from your browser.

Try it: https://t.co/cqTTGa0bLG

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

Going to test this underwater

[Dream Labs @dreamlabs_ai]

Today, Dream Labs is coming out of stealth with Dream-1, a robot foundation model that controls bimanual robots it has never seen, on tasks it was never shown, in places it has never been, from $3/hour.

Dream API is live for everyone, today. 🧵

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

@Ryan_Resolution @tarat_211 @IsaacSin12 Going to use subconn connectors soon

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

Underwater 6+1 DoF manipulator

Teleop-ed now, autonomous soon

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

@IsaacSin12 @Ryan_Resolution @dreamlabs_ai Sure, let's go

[Ryan Chan @Ryan_Resolution]

Metal Arm is available now

Get yours at https://t.co/poa3dtPhOZ
6 DoF. 3kg Payload. Full CNC construction.
Ships in 1 week.

DMs open.

[Isaac Sin @IsaacSin12]

“Pick up the bottle and put it in the tray.”

Prompt straight to action

A first look at what’s coming next for Maker Arm, Metal Arm, and MakerMods Playground.

Text it. Talk to it. Teach it.

More soon. 👀

https://t.co/dELK43WwS2

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

@LilElseCaller @Ryan_Resolution @IsaacSin12 One day

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

Building a robot arm for underwater physical AI

Enters the water tomorrow

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

@ct_washington @Ryan_Resolution @IsaacSin12 Getting it in a large water tank and swimming pool soon

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

@alextowfigh @Ryan_Resolution @IsaacSin12 We'll start with teleop first, all while collecting data (it's integrated with lerobot). Not having the human diver in water is a big plus already. Making it autonomous will come soon afterwards

[Ryan Chan @Ryan_Resolution]

@hthieblot @bnemehh Check this out

https://t.co/wI5QFBPFee

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

RT @IsaacSin12: Really excited to be working with @jmoon at Budbreak! Had a great week in Napa Valley taking the Metal Arms into the vineya…

[Isaac Sin @IsaacSin12]

117,000 people watched us launch a robot arm you can build for under $1,000.

Here’s what Maker Arm can actually do:

→ pick and place
→ sort socks
→ fold shirts

Open source. 1.5 kg payload. QDD actuators. LeRobot-ready.

We’re shipping now ↓

[Ryan Chan @Ryan_Resolution]

The first dataset show was collected by us @makermodsai

And yes, LeRobot has made robotics so accessible!

[Gavin Chan @gavin_phChan]

Put my underwater robot arm in the hands of commercial divers at Subsea Global Solutions in Galveston. Decades underwater between them, and they loved its dexterity.

Thank you Steve for the three hour tour.

[Founders Inc @fdotinc]

you can now buy open-source robot arms for $999:

> 3.3 lb payload
> 0.2mm accuracy

get one from @Ryan_Resolution and @IsaacSin12.