# Automation Party

> AI, robots, and the tech of tomorrow, explained simply


## Posts

- [Quadruped Robots Explained: How Robot Dogs Run, Balance, and Traverse Rough Terrain](https://automationparty.com/quadruped-robots-explained-how-robot-dogs-run-balance-and-traverse-rough-terrain/): Discover how four-legged quadruped robot dogs use quasi-direct-drive actuators, diagonal trotting gaits, Convex MPC, and reinforcement learning to traverse rough terrain.
- [The Sensors a Robot Needs: Cameras, LiDAR, IMUs and Force Sensors](https://automationparty.com/the-sensors-a-robot-needs-cameras-lidar-imus-and-force-sensors/): A clear engineering guide to robotic perception: how stereo depth cameras, 3D Time-of-Flight LiDAR, 6-axis MEMS IMUs, and force/torque sensors work together.
- [The Sim-to-Real Gap: Why Robots Fail Outside the Lab](https://automationparty.com/the-sim-to-real-gap-why-robots-fail-outside-the-lab/): Why do robot policies trained in physics simulators fail in the real world? Learn how domain randomization, system identification, and actuator nets bridge the gap.
- [How Robots Learn: Reinforcement Learning vs Imitation Learning](https://automationparty.com/how-robots-learn-reinforcement-learning-vs-imitation-learning/): Compare how robots acquire motor skills through Reinforcement Learning (PPO in physics simulators) versus Imitation Learning (Action Chunking from teleoperation).
- [Getting Started with Edge AI: Running Neural Networks on Microcontrollers](https://automationparty.com/getting-started-edge-ai-microcontrollers/): Learn how Edge AI and TinyML run quantized neural networks locally on microcontrollers like the ESP32-S3 and Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense with very low latency.
- [Humanoid Robots Explained: From Motors to Mind](https://automationparty.com/humanoid-robots-explained/): Explore how modern electric humanoid robots balance, walk, and manipulate objects using brushless actuators, strain-wave gears, MPC, and reinforcement learning.
- [What is Physical AI? How Artificial Intelligence is Moving into the Real World](https://automationparty.com/what-is-physical-ai/): Discover how Physical AI couples multimodal sensors, spatial world models, and Vision-Language-Action (VLA) architectures with real-time robotic control.

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