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		ragebol on June 9, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SoftBank Agrees to Buy Boston Dynamics From Alphab... I'm also very curious, but from what I've heard, Pepper's manipulations capabilities are lacking. The challenges for Pepper focus more on Human-Robot interaction, which it is made for of course. The Open Platform robots and HSRs have to do tasks like store groceries and set+clean a table, which require much more manipulation skills

flor1s on June 9, 2017 [–]

Ah yes, I've had the same issue with NAO. One of the best ways to grab an object (water bottle or box) seems to be to do a "hug grasp".

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