Vladimir Yakunin

[Vladimir Yakunin @vladposi]

@srigopal @positronic_ro @lukas_m_ziegler @nebiusai we label by hand, but labeling tool makes it convenient

[Vladimir Yakunin @vladposi]

@srigopal @positronic_ro @lukas_m_ziegler @nebiusai we believe it's informative enough to track these scenarios, but happy to hear feedback. Please send your positronic id to [email protected] (or DM), I'll give you some credits so you can try this out.

[Vladimir Yakunin @vladposi]

@srigopal @positronic_ro @lukas_m_ziegler @nebiusai 00:18: at target
00:19: delivered count +1 or
00:19: floating (delivery unsuccessful, next iteration)

[Vladimir Yakunin @vladposi]

@srigopal @positronic_ro @lukas_m_ziegler @nebiusai You can explore the datasets on https://t.co/tWuqgWJGk0. It has pretty detailed labels with timing, including grasping, controlling and fallbacks. Happy to chat more or give you API to try your models if you are interested

[Humanoid Press @humanoidpress]

Robotic manipulation is far from solved—and the data proves it.

Positronic Robotics has teamed up with Nebius to launch the Physical AI Competition, a global open challenge bridging simulation to real hardware ($20K+ in GPU/evaluation credits).

With https://t.co/J6tmoO9lT3 showing top open models topping out at ~70% task completion, the playing field is wide open for builders.

Read the full breakdown & register: https://t.co/GaCDxfJRTh

[Positronic Robotics @positronic_ro]

Some tries are tougher than others, humans and robots alike. Keep going!

[Vladimir Yakunin @vladposi]

@RoboPapers We have quite a few unsuccessful rollouts on https://t.co/tWuqgWJGk0, be our guests

[Vladimir Yakunin @vladposi]

@ThomasScott_Co @lukas_m_ziegler @nebiusai @positronic_ro there will be fewer tasks and different set of them (despite preserving overall DROID shape), nevermind the sim-real diff. Direct comparison would be hard. But relative order is interesting: more overfitted models will suffer more

[Vladimir Yakunin @vladposi]

There are quite a few submissions beating the best baseline on the MolmoSpaces sim we have for the first stage. Looking forward to seeing how adding RoboLab to the mix will shuffle the results.

[Lukas Ziegler @lukas_m_ziegler]

JUST IN:

@nebiusai and @positronic_ro just launched a Physical AI Competition, and the prize pool is $20K+ in GPU and evaluation credits.

On the DROID: Everyday Tasks leaderboard at https://t.co/zX8nRG9j6c, over 1,000 episodes, 100+ common tasks, all on the same Franka arm — the best open models complete only ~70% of tasks on average. The weakest: ~12%.

Robotic manipulation is far from solved. And the gap between models is wide enough for a small team with a good idea to make a real difference.

That’s the whole point of this competition.

→ Open to all teams — register at https://t.co/rpI90l4hRj
→ First 50 teams to submit in week one get $100 in Nebius GPU credits
→ Models evaluated first in simulation
→ Top 10 advance to testing on a real physical robot arm
→ Competition runs October to December 2026
→ Powered by Nebius GPU infrastructure and Physical AI Workbench

The historical parallel the organisers draw is apt. In the 2004 DARPA Grand Challenge, no autonomous vehicle finished the course. A year later, five did. Open competitions with shared rules create turning points.

Robotic manipulation needs its DARPA moment.

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/qyaS0lbISh

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[Vladimir Yakunin @vladposi]

@themahis @lukas_m_ziegler @nebiusai @positronic_ro can you elaborate what kind of randomizations you have in mind?

[Vladimir Yakunin @vladposi]

Have been busy with last preparations recently. Check it out, should be fun!

[Positronic Robotics @positronic_ro]

Is your model a top model?

Submissions for the @nebiusai × Positronic Physical AI Competition are open!

Submit your policy to run in sim first. The top 10 models advance to run on a physical robot arm in our lab.

➡️ https://t.co/X9edZslLT5

[Positronic Robotics @positronic_ro]

Robots taking over the world one teddy bear at a time #skynet