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How Robots Are Really Trained: The Sim-to-Real Gap Is Not a Bug You Can Patch

Simulation teaches robots a physics that doesn't exist. Imitation learning hands them a skill they can't explain or recover from. Even 2026's best foundation models and contact engines don't close the gap — here's the structural reason why it persists.

BitByteCore · Aug 6, 2026 · 10 min read