March 2026 (2026-03) monthly summary for viamrobotics/rdk: Key features delivered: Teleoperation Motion Service for Real-Time Robotic Control, enabling real-time start, move, stop, and status commands with a low-latency pipeline for motion planning and execution. The feature includes initial documentation for teleop commands and an early implementation. Notable commit: fd62fb232958c3c38b7f4817ab4b91af69b94d22 (first cut teleop motion service do commands; #5843). Major bugs fixed: None reported this month. Overall impact and accomplishments: Establishes a foundational teleoperation capability that significantly improves remote operation responsiveness and safety. The real-time motion service reduces operator latency and provides a scalable pathway for broader deployment in production robots, enabling faster validation and iteration of teleoperation workflows. The work was delivered with accompanying documentation and cross-team collaboration (co-authored by Dan Gottlieb). Technologies/skills demonstrated: Real-time control design, low-latency motion planning and execution pipeline, API design for teleoperation commands, robust documentation practices, and cross-functional collaboration.

February 2026 delivered major UX and VR/XR control enhancements in viam-labs/motion-tools. Focused on a Camera Widget overhaul with live feed, resolution selection, FPS tracking, and a consolidated settings overlay, plus high-resolution XR joint limits visualization. Initiated VR/controller-based teleoperation with arm and gripper control, integrating camera improvements from the widget to streamline operator feedback. Complemented by UI polish, documentation, and tests to ensure reliability and maintainability, setting the foundation for broader XR-use cases and faster operator workflows.

January 2026 monthly summary for viam-labs/motion-tools. Focused on stabilizing the Drawer toggle UX. Delivered a bug fix that prevents both expansion and collapse on a single click by removing event bubbling; tied to #370; commit 19f1feee14e6b3dd38bd53886e7d7b5004703b08. Impact: improved user experience, reduced confusion, and decreased potential support tickets. Skills demonstrated: debugging, event handling in React/JS, PR hygiene and clear commit messaging.