The week of 19 to 25 October 2026
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Every Sunday evening, the week in a few lines. This first one covers the busiest week so far.
What happened
- It recognises me. Two small models turn my face into a fingerprint: 180 correct verdicts out of 184 at my desk, and a surprise standing up. Read the post.
- It no longer needs the Mac. The program runs inside the robot and starts when you push an antenna. Read the post.
- It stopped twitching. A ±0.4° shiver at 3.4 Hz, a limit cycle, a gain lowered from 200 to 120. Read the post.
- It reacted to everything. 291 reactions in 56 minutes, then one every 35 seconds, then calmer still. Read the post.
- It was out of breath. 96% processor, then half the load with one setting, then a third less with tracks. Read both posts.
- It got a frame. Modes, a badge on the slate, a real sleep, antennas that call me. Read the post.
- It learned manners. Hello once, then a purr. Read the post.
- It bumped its shell. Limits measured on the robot, guardrails the same night. Read the post.
On Saturday evening I also filmed its wake-up for the video series: four takes, one good.
What I decided
The robot is no longer the body of my assistant. It is a creature of its own, which may or may not hook up to the assistant: powerful and connected at home, closed and safe at a demo. It needs a name. I am looking.
Next week
- A neck, so the head stops reaching the shell, and the “curious” face can come back.
- A fifteen-minute measurement session at my desk, to set the sound thresholds in real decibels. The two posts on hearing will follow it, not precede it.
- Maybe a name.