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Machines that think: embodied intelligence
Despite advancements in vision and language models, embodied AI in robotics faces challenges due to scarce and expensive training data for manipulation tasks. Robotics excels in fixed tasks, but general-purpose robots underperform on benchmarks like Libero. Startups should prioritize narrow, instrumented deployments. Converting existing robot data into training insights is a key area for innovation, and ensuring the reliability of physical AI systems is crucial.
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