Kinematics Lab

Open robotics demos, with implementation status.

The catalog contains eight implemented OpenBrain references and twelve roadmap scaffolds. Every detail page distinguishes current source from intended scope.

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Kinematics Lab / live runtimeOK / VIS-01

Camera, mapping, motion, health, and policy telemetry stay visible while the robot runs.

Category

Hardware

20 of 20 demos

TeleopMini · Max

CockPit

Predefined teleop dashboard with dual cameras, 3D model, map, and controls.

Implemented in openbrain-rosView status →
DashboardMini · Max

My UI

Drag-and-drop dashboard — every CockPit widget, your layout.

Roadmap scaffoldView status →
NavigationMini · Max

Missions

Multi-waypoint autonomous patrols with a state-machine orchestrator.

Implemented in openbrain-rosView status →
SystemMini · Max

Health

System monitor — CPU/GPU/RAM, thermal, power rails, ROS node status.

Implemented in openbrain-rosView status →
SystemMini · Max

User Profile

Themes, accent colors, gamepad bindings, speed profiles per operator.

Implemented in openbrain-rosView status →
FleetHardware: Max

Fleet Control

Coordinate multiple robots from one dashboard — status, missions, formation.

Implemented in openbrain-rosView status →
VLAHardware: Max

GR00T VLA pick-and-place

Language-conditioned manipulation with NVIDIA GR00T N1.5.

Roadmap scaffoldView status →
VLAHardware: Max

OpenVLA grasping

Open-source VLA model for manipulation — no proprietary checkpoints.

Roadmap scaffoldView status →
ManipulationHardware: Max

Diffusion Policy

Robust manipulation via denoising diffusion over action sequences.

Roadmap scaffoldView status →
ManipulationMini · Max

LeRobot ACT policy

Hugging Face LeRobot framework — train and deploy with one config.

Roadmap scaffoldView status →
PerceptionMini · Max

Real-time object detection (YOLOv11)

TensorRT INT8 detection on dual RGBD streams with 3D position.

Implemented in openbrain-rosView status →
NavigationHardware: Max

NVBlox 3D mapping

Isaac-ROS volumetric mapping with TSDF + ESDF for navigation.

Roadmap scaffoldView status →
NavigationHardware: Max

ReMEmbR long-horizon memory

Remember-and-reason navigation across long mission horizons.

Roadmap scaffoldView status →
TeleopHardware: Max

Voice-activated control (ROSA)

Natural-language robot control via on-device LLM + ROS2.

Roadmap scaffoldView status →
NavigationMini · Max

Visual SLAM (GPS-denied)

Real-time stereo + IMU SLAM for indoor and drone navigation.

Implemented in openbrain-rosView status →
LocomotionHardware: Max

Humanoid locomotion fine-tune

Pull a foundation walking policy, fine-tune in sim, deploy to G1.

Roadmap scaffoldView status →
NavigationMini · Max

Autonomous quadruped patrol

Unitree Go2 with RTABMap SLAM, Nav2, and live RGBD streaming.

Implemented in openbrain-rosView status →
ManipulationHardware: Max

Warehouse pick-and-stow

Cluttered-bin manipulation with F/T wrist sensor on Max.

Roadmap scaffoldView status →
PerceptionHardware: Max

Edge NeRF capture

Neural Radiance Fields for environment capture, optimized for Jetson.

Roadmap scaffoldView status →
VLAHardware: Max

VLM agent in Isaac Sim

Vision-language reasoning over a simulated robotics scene.

Roadmap scaffoldView status →

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