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Re:Launch HN: Azalea Robotics (YC S24) – Baggage-handling ro... by AlotOfReading on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @02:02PM (#42391448)
I'm surprised the end effector works on misshapen fabric bags. Makes me jealous that I can't test it.

Are you considering dynamic trajectory constraints in the planner (e.g. for multiple robots loading simultaneously)? That was a thorny problem back when I worked on arms.

Re:Launch HN: Azalea Robotics (YC S24) – Baggage-handling ro... by dmillard on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @02:36PM (#42391852)
There are a lot of constraints in our planning, including what actions we can do for a particular bag/gripper interaction. Multiple robots working in collision range of each other isn't on the roadmap right now, but it's always a possibility.

Suction works really well but it's not enough, we're rolling out a new gripper soon that covers more cases mechanically (there's a very long tail in the distribution of what comes through airports).