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Deep diveApril 28, 2026
Closing the sim-to-real gap on long-horizon manipulation
OpenBot team
Summary
A controlled study of which domain-randomization axes most reduce the sim-to-real gap on a 4-step kitchen handover. Friction and gripper compliance close 60% of the gap; lighting and texture close only 11%. We argue many published randomization recipes are overfit to the demo task.
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