LeWAM · 2026-06-12 · 2 hours
Goal: Create honours thesis repo and start testing reBot arm in simulation
Work Done:
- Created thesis repo using Boyuan Chen's research template repo
- read about the structure of the template
- vendored the rebot arm urdf from https://github.com/EclipseaHime017/reBotArmController_ROS2/tree/main
- implemented basic mujoco scene with arm and ik
- also ordered reBot arm and ZED Mini camera a few days ago (RIP my wallet TT)
Successes:
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Failures:
- N/A
Next steps:
- Finish 3d vision and philosphy courses at ETH
- Continue brainstorming thesis topic ideas / experiments
- Build the actual arm
- Design the arm + camera mount and order t slots, nuts, and bolts
Time spent: 2 hours