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What Swim Goggles Taught Me About Testing

A goggle box can promise a watertight seal. Only a swimmer ten laps in knows whether the promise held. cobesa applies the same principle to humanoid robots.

Fred Berns · September 7, 2026 · 4 min read

Who is actually doing the work?
September 4, 2026 · 6 min read
You Can Learn Everything About a Humanoid Robot Except What It's Like to Own One
August 27, 2026 · 6 min read
The Camera Watched My Mother. It Never Talked to Her.
August 20, 2026 · 5 min read

What we're learning, what we're watching, and what we think you should know.

What Swim Goggles Taught Me About Testing

Who is actually doing the work?

You Can Learn Everything About a Humanoid Robot Except What It's Like to Own One

The Camera Watched My Mother. It Never Talked to Her.