🎙️ New Robot Mind teaser is here! We sit down with @QiuYuhengQiu (PhD @ CMU AirLab, Intern @ Amazon Robotics) to explore his ICRA 2025 Best Paper, MAC-VO — a breakthrough in learning-based visual odometry with metrics-aware uncertainty modeling. From real-time demo at ICRA to robot deployment, we dive deep into: ✅ What VO really is and why it still matters ✅ How to bridge classical robotics with modern embodied AI ✅ How "firing himself" and "opening minds" shaped his journey as a SLAM researcher ✅ The differences between academia and industry Whether you're into robotics or vision, this one’s for you.