Can a newbie really vibe code an app? I tried Cursor and Replit to find out

I'm not a programmer, but I tried four vibe coding tools to see if I could build anything at all on my own. Here's what I did and did not accomplish.
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Enhancing Object Estimation by Camera-LiDAR Sensor Fusion Using IMM-KF With Error Characteristics in Autonomous Robot Systems

Abstract: In autonomous robot systems, accurate object recognition and estimation are crucial for ensuring reliable performance, and sensor fusion techniques that combine complementary sensors have ...
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Multi-Sensor Fusion for Quadruped Robot State Estimation Using Invariant Filtering and Smoothing

Abstract: This letter introduces two multi-sensor state estimation frameworks for quadruped robots, built on the Invariant Extended Kalman Filter (InEKF) and Invariant Smoother (IS). The proposed ...