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Open R&D · robotics · 7 open problems · substrate contribution paths
Open problems in robotics R&D where conventional approaches plateau at 90-95% reliability. From dexterous bin-picking to bipedal uneven-terrain locomotion to autonomous suturing, each row names the physics + control gap + substrate contribution. Average time-to-impact for substrate contributions: 30 months.
cumulative annual R&D spend addressed · USD millions
v1.2026.05.16 · 7 problems · max spend $500M · block 946,772
Open-problem ledger · substrate-contribution pathways · Each row names a structurally unsolved R&D problem, the reason the conventional industry has not closed it, and the substrate contribution path the BRMSTE substrate offers. Substrate modes: physics-decomposer · sieve-inference · cross-civilizational-historical-anchor · agentic-routing · three-body-failure-audit. See /legal/liability.
| # | Open problem | Why unsolved | R&D ($M) | Substrate contribution | T-to-impact (mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dexterous bin-picking on novel objects (>99% success) dexterous-manipulation-bin-picking | tactile + vision + control integration plateau at ~95% on novel objects | 500 | agentic three-body audit (vision × contact × control residue) + sieve inference on grasp-stability | 24 |
| 02 | Bipedal locomotion on uneven terrain at 1.5 m/s bipedal-locomotion-uneven-terrain | contact-impulse handling + balance recovery degrades sharply off-flat | 400 | physics decomposer on contact-impulse × balance × actuator-bandwidth × terrain-perception coupling | 30 |
| 03 | Sub-50-micron precision manipulation (assembly tasks) fine-manipulation-needle-thread | force-feedback resolution + visual servoing each 10x off target | 200 | physics decomposer on force-feedback × compliance × visual-servoing × calibration tensor | 30 |
| 04 | Swarm coordination at 1000+ agents (warehouse, search, ag) swarm-coordination-1000-agents | communication bandwidth + consensus latency × collision-avoidance compound | 150 | agentic routing + three-body audit (communication × consensus × collision residue) | 24 |
| 05 | Robotic soft-tissue surgery (autonomous suturing) robotic-soft-tissue-surgery | tissue-property variability + instrument-tissue interaction unpredictable | 250 | agentic three-body audit (force × tissue × instrument-trajectory residue) + per-tissue physics decomposer | 42 |
| 06 | Self-repair robot (field-replaceable modules + diagnostic) self-repair-robot | fault diagnosis + module-swap protocol absent from current platforms | 80 | agentic monitoring + sieve inference on failure-mode × repair-cost × downtime Pareto | 36 |
| 07 | Long-distance teleoperation (<10ms force feedback at 1000 km) teleoperation-haptic-bandwidth | latency + force-resolution + control-loop stability inversely scale | 100 | physics decomposer on latency × force-resolution × predictive control-loop | 24 |
“7 open problems in Robotics · manipulation · locomotion. Cumulative annual R&D spend addressed: $1,680M. Each row names the substrate-contribution path. The substrate publishes what it can move; counterparties verify the path before applying.”
Wave OPEN-RD · robotics · v1.2026.05.16