HyperQuad

| Senior Mech Engineer @NASA | Invented/Developed @rowheels1 | Tech Optimist Obsessed with AI, Robotics, Genomics, Space, Macro and Asset Markets🚀🤖 💵!

[HyperQuad @hyperquad117]

It's crazy to think that I've worked on systems that are currently sitting on the lunar surface! Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations (MSolo) is/was designed to measure and monitor lunar volatiles during missions involving drilling operations at the lunar poles. The pictures shown here are from the second mission on the @Int_Machines IM-2 lander that unfortunately landed on its side 🙃 so we weren't able to properly execute the mission but were able to link up to confirm that it survived the trip and what's functioning as designed-March 6,2025. Hopefully the next two missions will be green lit so we can go drill for some ice on the moon!

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@elonmusk So are Oxford commas...

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@aakashgupta There's nothing novel about this. Using capstan style motors with Cabling for actuation is common. @1x_tech uses this approach with Neo not Just for the hand but for the entire arm. https://t.co/ThGqEwMDac

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@JeremyBranham The buyer's remorse isn't just because we gave Jalen up but because we also traded Dillon. KD has been great but we lost the defensive intensity & consistency we had w/Dillon. We could have kept both AND brought someone to raise our floor or ceiling with those 5 #2 and 1 #1 pics.

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@elonmusk @elonmusk Aerospace engineer and 30 years as a quadriplegic, never really thought any of this would be possible in my lifetime but I wouldn't put it past you. I was more betting on robots making my life easier but I'm cheering for you to make both a reality!

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@ewarren SMH. You should read the room & read your history. You're either ignorant or gaslighting your base. Either way you shouldn't be representing the people of your state.

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@michaelschwab13 He clearly can't throw his fastball for strikes and he knows it because he pretty much only throws his slider. Which isn't all that great either right now.

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@michaelschwab13 His numbers are a mixed bag. Hitters aren’t getting under his four-seamer like they used to (AIR% is at 50% vs. over 70% for most of his career) & has an xBA of .418, though his movement profile is at 2022 levels. Throw more sinkers, sweepers, & changeups, and fewer four-seamers.

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@JeremyBranham 100%

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@JeremyBranham Let me see. Ground Ball pitcher in Hunter Brown. Short left field/ at home. And in spite of that you bench one of your best hitters? How about giving Cam Smith a rest instead? He's hitting .125.

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@Chandler_Rome If you believe in Loperfido's progression as a batter and I think The Astros do, I don't understand why They don't give him some runway Against lefties. I know it's a small Sample size but he hit for better average AND better on base percentage against lefties last year.

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@JeremyBranham SMH. Why do they keep batting Yordan 2nd? I don't care if he gets more at bats, he'll have better at bats w/Paredes batting 2nd. Paredes usually sees 7 to 9 pitches per at bat. That's what you want in front of Yordan.
Pena
Paredes
Yordan
Walker
Correa
Altuve
Smith
Diaz
Matthews

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@RedNinetyFour The most frustrating part is that both numbers and the eye test both make it clear that the office runs much better when Reed is on the court

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@brianmctaggart Hey Brian, what ever happened to Michael Brantley? I thought he was working for the team. I would love to have him work with Cam, Zack and Joey on their approach to hitting.

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@brianmctaggart I think trading Paredes would be a bad idea. If you really want to compete, you keep him unless you trade him for someone who can produce at an equal or greater clip. I think you try Altuve in left again and let Paredes play second. Joey and Cam can platoon in right field.

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You look at Sanchez's Savant page and 22, 23 & 24 are similar, particularly exit Velo, barrel & hard-hit %, and bat speed, but it never translates into production. His career average against lefties is under 200 with a OPS+ 98. Joey Plays good defense, plays hard, & was great last season. He had good splits against lefties.

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What @sundayrobotics is doing in terms of designing for functionality through a first-principles approach versus trying to mimic human biomechanics is refreshing, and their approach to training is brilliant and a paradigm shift! I can't wait to have one of these in my home!

[Sunday @sundayrobotics]

After 18 months in stealth, dozens of prototypes, millions of real-home demonstrations, and one final all-nighter, we’re thrilled for you to say hello to Memo

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@tonyzzhao @sundayrobotics Brilliant design and execution @tonyzzhao ! Have you guys opened a pre-order or sign up for the beta release? I would love to participate.

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This is an impressive demonstration of how intelligently designed hardware and a clever approach to training can produce remarkable results without needing the robot to be anthropomorphic or any sort of tele operation.

[Tony Zhao @tonyzzhao]

Today, we present a step-change in robotic AI @sundayrobotics.

Introducing ACT-1: A frontier robot foundation model trained on zero robot data.

- Ultra long-horizon tasks
- Zero-shot generalization
- Advanced dexterity

🧵->

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K.I.S.S. (Keep it simple, stupid) is a core design principle in engineering. What’s the simplest and most practical design solution to a set of problems? Do you need a 22-DoF hand when one with dual grippers works well? Do you need legs when wheels will do the job? Why worry about leaning or bending over if you can just move up and down telescopically? It all depends on the problems you’re trying to solve. This looks pretty good.

[Sunday @sundayrobotics]

Sound on 🔔

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A lot of companies are betting that their hardware is functionally ready for mass production and that they’ll get the AI part ~50%-75% ready between now and delivery. I think that’s part of the thought process behind @1x_tech's pre-order release a few weeks back. In the meantime, it's mainly to raise interest and capital IMO.