Building a robotics research setup that lives next to a desk

· Adafruit Industries Blog · July 14, 2026, 9:54 p.m.
Summary
Matthias Plappert at dfdx labs is embarking on a journey of independent research in robotic manipulation, focusing on documenting his process, experiments, and learnings rather than emphasizing traditional outputs like papers or code. This initiative is designed to be an open research log that chronicles successes and failures throughout his robotics research.
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