Masahiro Muto

Robots & Equipment

Robots and devices I use for research on robot foundation models and spatial AI.

In Use

  • Robot Arm

    SO-101

    Research platform for robot foundation models, including VLA and tactile manipulation tasks.

    • Robot Foundation Models
    • VLA
    • Tactile Sensing
  • Mobile Robot

    TurtleBot3 Burger

    SLAM and ROS 2 development, and teleoperation through mixed reality (MR).

    • SLAM
    • ROS 2
    • Mixed Reality
  • Depth Camera

    Intel RealSense D435

    Recording SO-101 tactile manipulation tasks for research datasets.

    • Tactile Sensing
    • Data Collection
  • LiDAR

    Livox Mid-360

    Capturing point clouds for spatial AI research, especially Gaussian Splatting for robotics.

    • Spatial AI
    • Gaussian Splatting
    • Point Clouds
  • XR Headset

    Meta Quest 3

    XR interfaces for robots and spatial AI research.

    • XR
    • Spatial AI

Arriving Soon

  • Biped RobotExpected: December 2026

    Microduck

    A 25 cm open-source biped robot from Pollen Robotics with a camera, LiDAR and a grasping beak.

    • Legged Robots