Astra in real time is slow, Jiafei Duan says
Jiafei Duan posted an unedited rollout of GPT-6 Astra driving a robot and told viewers he applauds anyone who makes it to the end. Latency, not capability, is his argument against deployment.
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Chris Paxton says end-to-end mobile manipulation on Digit v4 worked first try
Chris Paxton ran end-to-end mobile manipulation on an Agility Robotics Digit v4 at IROS 2026 and says it worked out of the box, first time. He posted two clips from the session. No success rate, number of attempts or task list came with it.
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Duan posts uncut Astra robot footage to show how slow it really is
Jiafei Duan posted a real-time rollout of GPT-6 Astra controlling MolmoAct2 YAM arms through a task, and says people watching Astra demos on X may not realise how slow it is. His verdict: there is potential, but he does not think it is practical for real-world robotics deployment yet.
I applaud your patience if you make it through the whole video.