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Critical Risk Areas & Mitigation Plans

Duration: 50 min · Level: Foundational · Module: 10. G1 Development Roadmap · Focus: risk, mitigation, planning, G1

Learning objectives

By the end of this lesson you will be able to explain and apply:

  • Risk 1
  • Risk 2
  • Risk 3
  • Risk 4
  • Risk 5

Why this matters​

Five technical risks have the highest potential to delay G1's 2030 launch or limit its market success.

Overview​

Five technical risks have the highest potential to delay G1's 2030 launch or limit its market success. This lesson quantifies each risk and defines concrete mitigation strategies.

Key concepts​

Key idea

Risk 1 — Dexterous hand reliability: 22-DOF tendon systems have high maintenance requirements; mitigation: redundant tendon routing, rapid tendon replacement design, MTBF testing to 1000 hours by 2027

  • Risk 2 — VLA policy failure modes: foundation models can fail silently on out-of-distribution inputs; mitigation: uncertainty quantification, human-in-the-loop override for high-stakes tasks, comprehensive failure mode testing
  • Risk 3 — Battery life vs performance: 8-hour target requires careful power management; mitigation: duty-cycle profiling in target environments, regenerative actuators, task-based power modes
  • Risk 4 — Regulatory approval for healthcare: EU MDR Class IIa device classification likely; mitigation: engage notified body in 2026, track IEC 62061 compliance from day 1, clinical trial plan by 2028
  • Risk 5 — Sim-to-real gap for manipulation: household manipulation still fails in real-world conditions; mitigation: invest in real-world data collection infrastructure, teleop harness, data flywheel strategy

Check your understanding​

Try to recall each answer before expanding it.

Q1. What do you know about Risk 1?

Dexterous hand reliability: 22-DOF tendon systems have high maintenance requirements; mitigation: redundant tendon routing, rapid tendon replacement design, MTBF testing to 1000 hours by 2027

Q2. What do you know about Risk 2?

VLA policy failure modes: foundation models can fail silently on out-of-distribution inputs; mitigation: uncertainty quantification, human-in-the-loop override for high-stakes tasks, comprehensive failure mode testing

Q3. What do you know about Risk 3?

Battery life vs performance: 8-hour target requires careful power management; mitigation: duty-cycle profiling in target environments, regenerative actuators, task-based power modes

Q4. What do you know about Risk 4?

Regulatory approval for healthcare: EU MDR Class IIa device classification likely; mitigation: engage notified body in 2026, track IEC 62061 compliance from day 1, clinical trial plan by 2028

Q5. What do you know about Risk 5?

Sim-to-real gap for manipulation: household manipulation still fails in real-world conditions; mitigation: invest in real-world data collection infrastructure, teleop harness, data flywheel strategy

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Part of Module 10: G1 Development Roadmap.