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Pantheon builds extensive robotics manipulation dataset with global effort
Pantheon successfully organized a global data collection initiative involving 90 individuals across eight weeks to create a comprehensive Universal Manipulation Interface (UMI) dataset for robotics. The company developed specialized modular hardware, advanced camera firmware, and dedicated storage systems to lower data collection expenses to $10 per hour. Utilizing a combination of open-ended collection, the Argus annotation system, and the Nomos task-creation tool, the project has generated over one million distinct tasks.
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