dfdx Labs

dfdx labs is an independent R&D company led by Matthias Plappert. We take on problems at the frontier, figure out how to solve them, and build the first working prototype.

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Building a robotics research setup that lives next to my desk

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The first note in an independent robotics research project: a complete tabletop manipulation setup—industrial arm, two cameras, teleoperation, and a software stack built from scratch—for under €5,000.