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RAPID: Robot Agentic Programming from Demonstrations
A system that generates and verifies reusable robot programs from a single visual demonstration, tested both in simulation and on a Franka robotic arm. Submitted to arXiv 2026-09-24.
Why it matters
One visual demonstration in, verified reusable robot program out: closes the loop between watching a task and having deployable, checked robot code for it.
What you could build with it
Replicate the demo-verify pipeline on a sim platform (e.g. Isaac Sim): record one visual demo, synthesize a parameterized skill, and verify it against a success checker before real-robot deployment.
Does it hold up?
Too early to judge: simulation + real-Franka results in the paper are strong, but no public code or community replication exists yet.
Learn more
First spotted on arXiv: source.
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