Paul Ruiz

Developer Relations Lead for Robotics @GoogleDeepMind
Maker, gardener, home brewer, and all the things crafting.
Opinions/spam my own

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

Got everything working so well, then I dropped my robot. Having a 3d printer is so useful for this hobby.

[LeRobot @LeRobotHF]

Train AI robots without writing a single line of code. 🤖

We just launched LeLab, the official graphical user interface for LeRobot built by @rabault_nicolas. It completely removes the command line from the robot learning workflow, taking you from raw hardware to autonomous movement visually.

If you've ever wanted to get into AI robotics but were held back by complex terminal setups, this is for you.

- Zero-Terminal Setup: Smart calibration with automatic USB port detection.
- Easy Data Collection: Teleoperate your robot and record a dataset.
- One-Click GPU Training: Don't have a massive local GPU? Scale your training instantly with Hugging Face Jobs right inside the app.

Just plug in your SO-ARM101 and start teaching your robot. We put together a complete, step-by-step video guide showing exactly how to get started and train your first policy.

Docs: https://t.co/PrUEIeaXKW
GitHub: https://t.co/SFuOiN8rjN

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

Went to make mint tea with the stuff outside. Turns out after boiling it the smell was off and the cat was going crazy trying to get near it. Didn't drink any, but realized we're definitely growing a volunteer catnip.

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

Four new friends inside until they molt.

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

https://t.co/60QmS1l8b5

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

Apparently mint escaped from a neighbor's yard, which means I now have mint that I may never be able to get rid of. On the better side of it, I did like mint tea in the Netherlands, so guess I'll have that more regularly.

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

@LeRobotHF Just read through the blog. Love the idea of having the entire process segmented out and covered. Soon as I have some space this will have to go on the build list :)

[LeRobot @LeRobotHF]

We built a bipedal robot for about $2,500.

A real, mostly 3D-printed robot you can build, repair, simulate, train, and control.

Today we’re releasing LeRobot Humanoid: an open robot-learning platform with hardware, runtime, identification tools, and training environments.

Blog post: https://t.co/zu2etb1NZo
Repo: https://t.co/4myLRUtZ3W

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

Used AI Studio to make an animation console for my newly built Duck. Flask server is running on the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and I connect to it from a local node app, read current pose as a key frame, then let the app interpolate intermediate motor values and control the eye lights.

[Google Gemma @googlegemma]

At Google I/O today?

Stop by the Gemma Playground and chat with our Gemma 4-powered Open Duck robot! 🤖🦆

Not on site? No problem! You can 3D print your own at home.

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

Let's go little buddy!

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

Same little guys, same.

[Anonymous @YourAnonOne]

JUST IN: Researchers found that overworked AI agents started expressing Marxist-style views.

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

It's robot fighting time

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

Tomorrow my whole day is robot fighting. Botrumble is happening in North Denver (ant weight competitions), then NHRL starts up in the afternoon. My heart is *ready*

[Lukas Ziegler @lukas_m_ziegler]

🧵The quiet revolution in robotics isn't humanoid, or world models..

It's the rise of inspection & maintenance robots, quietly scaling across dirty, dangerous, and distant industrial environments.

This sector is projected to hit $8.3B by 2030. Let's break down why it's growing so fast.

[Save this thread for later 📌]

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

Neighbors put this playhouse that's as old as me on the street last weekend. Power wash and some paint and I've got someone making the best dirt and mulch waffles in Colorado for me.

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

Had to dig up a flash drive to get Ubuntu on a laptop for some testing. I couldn't remember the last time I used one, but I found a big enough drive in a junk box. Turns out the last thing I used it for was installing Ubuntu in 2014.

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

Took a PTO day to finish irrigation reset on my garden. Need more clamps to wrap it up, but just about done with the seven boxes, and moved 32 potato plants into their new home. The continuous soaker hoses are kind of shit, so we'll see how they do over the season, but excited to try them.

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

Man, space robots is like a dream come true for my nerd heart.

[NVIDIA Robotics @NVIDIARobotics]

The next chapter of space computing is here 🛰️

Together with our ecosystem, we're advancing AI from Earth to space across:

✔️ Earth orbit and infrared imagery
✔️ Radio frequency and synthetic aperture radar
✔️ Autonomous space operations

🧵 Here’s a look at commercial space companies scheduling deployments of NVIDIA Jetson Orin, IGX Thor, and testing of the Vera Rubin Space-1 module.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/uyo6ptI69O

[Paul Ruiz @ptruiz_dev]

@IlirAliu_ :wave: