π-0.7 API Hackathon

Summary

Sergey Levine participated in a 36-hour hackathon where an unreleased checkpoint of π0.7 was used to control an excavator, achieving second place. The policy, trained with about an hour of embodied data, enabled continuous dirt movement with a single prompt. The team also added a Nerf gun for safety, showcasing the practical application of AI in robotics.

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hours	36 hours	Unique elapsed hours Source wording: “36hr hackathon”	Source E1
hours	1 hours	Unique elapsed hours Source wording: “about an hour of embodied data”	Source E1

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Original source quotation: “With about an hour of embodied data (3 cameras and joystick values, no joint angles), the policy could continuously move dirt with a single prompt.”
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π-0.7 API hackathon
where we learn that in fact an excavator and a nerf gun are also robots

kudos to @ActorLabs for the awesome event

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Over the weekend, I put an unreleased checkpoint of π0.7 inside an excavator and placed 2nd at the @ActorLabs + @physical_int 36hr hackathon. With about an hour of embodied data (3 cameras and joystick values, no joint angles), the policy could continuously move dirt with a single prompt. This was so straightforward to get working (pi is cooking) we spent the rest of the hackathon mounting a Nerf minigun on the roof. We added a people searching/tracking + firing feature to prevent people from getting too close to the dangerous machinery (ai safety feature). Here’s how we built it + more details (data collection, hardware hax, sim2real, video of me getting shot)🧵

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