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A robot foundation model runs an excavator after 200 demonstrations

development2026-03-10

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Actor Labs ran a robot foundation model on an excavator after labeling just 200 trajectories, showing foundation models can operate heavy machinery, while Amazon expects drone deliveries of 500 million packages a year by decade's end and the FAA selected eight eVTOL proposals.

Reported metric: 200 trajectories

Reporting date: 2026-03-10 (not necessarily the event date)

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A humanoid learns dexterous work from human video with no robot in the loop

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A robot foundation model runs an excavator after 200 demonstrations
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Reporting date: 2026-03-10
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-10-foundation-model-drives-an-excavator
Claim: Actor Labs ran a robot foundation model on an excavator after labeling just 200 trajectories, showing foundation models can operate heavy machinery, while Amazon expects drone deliveries of 500 million packages a year by decade's end and the FAA selected eight eVTOL proposals.
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