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Comment by ChrisArchitect

3 days ago

Related R&D paper & video:

Olaf: Bringing an Animated Character to Life in the Physical World

https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16705

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L8OFMTteOo

Steam Deck spotted, two minutes, seven seconds in. Seems to be getting a fair amount of use for puppeteering robots at Disney.

  • It's a reasonably cheap and unlocked handheld with fecent battery life. Personally I'd want more pixels, but if it works it works. It seems to be the default choice for remote control these days.

  • It's a great format for POV remote control in a more relaxed setting (eg, not flying a drone at 200kmph).