jack harmer

Co-founder and CTO at Latent Technology. Building virtual robots that understand physics.

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

@UnitreeRobotics Really nice, but not really open source, given that the ER-Flow weights have a non-commercial license.

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

@mxu_cg @JayHe748646 Great work and a nice write-up! It's amazing how effective this is.

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

@gavrielstate @ZGojcic Really nice results, congrats!

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

@kevin_zakka @UnitreeRobotics @GoogleColab @erikfrey @taylorhowell @brenthyi @qiayuanliao @LouisLeLay4 Very cool, nice work, but now I'm tempted to migrate our entire tech stack... must resist!

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

@garyseconomics @garyseconomics you may find this interesting given the point raised about the growth in the US. https://t.co/UhUVc3SgGG

[Michael A. Arouet @MichaelAArouet]

Eye-opening chart, S&P 490 has had no earnings growth since 2022. Is the economy really strong?

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

@WenjiaWang_HKU @ICCVConference Really nice work, congrats!

[Latent Technology @L4tent]

Today we are thrilled to annouce our $8M Seed round co-led by @AlbionVC and @sparkcapital and with participation of @rootvc and @alumniventures.

More on this article by @deantak at @GamesBeat

https://t.co/Ye2aJza6jh

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

@voxagonlabs Nice! Over at @L4tent, we are also training physical agents using RL. It's a lot of fun playing with physics, I love playing in these wind zones!

[Michael Xu @mxu_cg]

Interested in simulated characters traversing complex terrains?

PARC: Physics-based Augmentation with Reinforcement Learning for Character Controllers

Project page: https://t.co/8lVkvDc5nX

with: @YiShi_333, @KangkangYin, and @xbpeng4

@siggraph 2025 Conference Paper

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[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

I'm excited to announce the expansion of our research team at Latent!

We're looking for talented Machine Learning Research Engineers (Junior to Staff level) experienced in training virtual humanoid robots using GPU-accelerated physics engines. Join us!

https://t.co/VQNUaO115V

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

@frankzydou Really nice results, congrats!

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

@ChenTessler @Mankaran32 Thanks! First off, I want to re-target our mocap dataset. Worked great for Boston Dynamics, curious to see if G1 can do this:

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

@ChenTessler @Mankaran32 Very cool, I may have try this on our tech stack. Interesting that you say the gym policy is more robust..

[Jussi Kemppainen | Drivers of the Apocalypse @JussiKemppainen]

Drivers of the Apocalypse dev day 191!
Prototyping machine learning based character ragdolls / locomotion.
While I have been working on the rest of the game, my friends at @L4tent have been implementing their character animation technology into the game for some reactive and dynamic characters.
I really like the characters being ejected from the vehicle on explosions!
#indiegame #unity3d #AI

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

Latent-powered characters experience the world in a physically grounded fashion, from slipping on ice to being knocked back by an arrow. These emergent interactions open up new possibilities in game design. Our agents run on-device in real-time, even on mobile.
Demo coming soon!

[Latent Technology @L4tent]

Over the last two years we have been building a new foundation for animation and interactivity based upon physics. In December we'll share our progress so far by releasing our first tech demo, the Latent Experience. Here is a teaser 🚀

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

Latent is a lot of fun in AR! It's amazing to see how our on-device agents physically interact with the real world.

[Latent Technology @L4tent]

This is how Latent feels in AR. It's uncanny to interact with characters physically for the first time, they truly come to life! A small example of the implications of a new foundation for interactivity and animation.

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

Incredible engineering! Congratulations @SpaceX

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

If you are interested in UK politics, this is worth a listen.
https://t.co/CjaIOfJHBo

[Latent Technology @L4tent]

Next-generation games need affordable next-generation interactivity

https://t.co/tXBb7VCryN

[jack harmer @singularityEvnt]

@Mr_Rowl Yep, that's part of what we are aiming for at @L4tent , you can see progress so far here https://t.co/7HzOySRbny

[Latent Technology @L4tent]

We're really excited to reveal some of what we've working on at Latent!

Introducing our new real-time animation technology based on physics and AI, where animation emerges as a consequence of interactions with the environment. No keyframes. No prebaked animations.

These are some examples of what you can build with Latent. 🧵