MABEL: An Open Anthropomorphic Mobile Bimanual Platform for Teleoperation and Learning
Overview
This publication introduces MABEL, an open-source anthropomorphic mobile bimanual robot platform featuring 56 degrees of freedom and a reported parts cost of US$8.1k. The system combines two 7-DOF arms with 17-DOF hands, a pitching torso, a lift, a 3-DOF neck, and a holonomic base to support compliant interaction and fingertip reach from floor level to 2.23 m. Apple Vision Pro head and hand tracking enables whole-body teleoperation without handheld controllers, achieving a mean glass-to-glass stereo video latency of 137 ms over the robot's Wi-Fi hotspot. The authors demonstrate an end-to-end imitation learning pipeline from teleoperated data collection to policy deployment using a shared command interface and whole-body controller.
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Control: teleoperated
“eleoperation without handheld controllers, with 137 ms mean glass-to-glass stereo video latency over the robot's Wi-Fi hotspot. We demonstrate an end-to-end imitation learning pipeline, from teleoperated data collection to policy deployment, using a shared command interface and whole-body controller.”
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Reported quantity · degrees of freedom: 56 other · Basis not reported
“arXiv:2611.04083v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: As robot learning moves beyond the tabletop, many tasks require mobility, adjustable reach, active perception, and bimanual dexterity. Commercial platforms combining these capabilities are costly, while affordable open-source alternatives cover only a subset and require software integration. We present MABEL, an open-source anthropomorphic mobile bimanual robot with 56”
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Reported quantity · reach height: 2.23 other · Basis not reported
“degrees of freedom (DOF) and a US$8.1k parts cost. It combines two 7-DOF arms with 17-DOF hands, a pitching torso, a lift, a 3-DOF neck, and a holonomic base. Back-drivable arms and torso support compliant interaction, with fingertip reach from floor level to 2.23 m. The head and torso roughly triple modeled camera coverage relative to a torso-fixed camera. Apple Vision Pro head and hand tracking enables whole-body t”
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Reported quantity · video latency: 137 other · Basis not reported
“eleoperation without handheld controllers, with 137 ms mean glass-to-glass stereo video latency over the robot's Wi-Fi hotspot. We demonstrate an end-to-end imitation learning pipeline, from teleoperated data collection to policy deployment, using a shared command interface and whole-body controller.”
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Reported quantity · DOF neck: 3 other · Basis not reported
“degrees of freedom (DOF) and a US$8.1k parts cost. It combines two 7-DOF arms with 17-DOF hands, a pitching torso, a lift, a 3-DOF neck, and a holonomic base. Back-drivable arms and torso support compliant interaction, with fingertip reach from floor level to 2.23 m. The head and torso roughly triple modeled camera coverage relative to a torso-fixed camera. Apple Vision Pro head and hand tracking enables whole-body t”
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Reported quantity · DOF base: 3 other · Basis not reported
“degrees of freedom (DOF) and a US$8.1k parts cost. It combines two 7-DOF arms with 17-DOF hands, a pitching torso, a lift, a 3-DOF neck, and a holonomic base. Back-drivable arms and torso support compliant interaction, with fingertip reach from floor level to 2.23 m. The head and torso roughly triple modeled camera coverage relative to a torso-fixed camera. Apple Vision Pro head and hand tracking enables whole-body t”
Exact source · revision 1Source owner not reported
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- arXiv Robotics — research abstractsSignalMABEL: An Open Anthropomorphic Mobile Bimanual Platform for Teleoperation and Learning
This publication introduces MABEL, an open-source anthropomorphic mobile bimanual robot platform featuring 56 degrees of freedom and a reported parts cost of US$8.1k. The system combines two 7-DOF arms with 17-DOF hands, a pitching torso, a lift, a 3-DOF neck, and a holonomic base to support compliant interaction and fingertip reach from floor level to 2.23 m. Apple Vision Pro head and hand tracking enables whole-body teleoperation without handheld controllers, achieving a mean glass-to-glass stereo video latency of 137 ms over the robot's Wi-Fi hotspot. The authors demonstrate an end-to-end imitation learning pipeline from teleoperated data collection to policy deployment using a shared command interface and whole-body controller.
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