Aspiring mad scientist, trying to create this generation's Pinocchio. Martino Russi is a core contributor to LeRobot, the open-source robotics library, where he built and maintains the Unitree G1 humanoid stack. He is the creator of Project Homunculus, an open-source force-feedback hand exoskeleton that subsequent academic work, including HOMIE, builds on. His background spans neuroscience, AI, and robotics; his goal is to make embodied intelligence affordable for everyone.