Video Friday: Humanoid Robots Celebrate Spring
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Human-robot-AI teams will revolutionize the future of society, the economy, and technology
80% confidenceWe now have demonstrations of humanoid walking in a variety of challenging environments
80% confidenceThe convergence of technologies including foundation AI models, sensors, actuators, and connectivity is transforming interactions in the physical and digital world
80% confidenceMars Global Localization algorithm can pinpoint Perseverance's position to within about 10 inches (25 centimeters) in a few minutes
80% confidenceMultiple companies are beginning large-scale deployments of humanoid robots
80% confidenceFor intelligent robots to become ubiquitous, we need to solve locomotion, navigation and manipulation at sufficient reliability in widely varying environments
80% confidenceHumanoid robots are nearing peak human performance
80% confidencePeak robot performance is very far from peak human performance and has yet to be effectively exploited because it requires more than just copying humans
80% confidenceBillions of dollars of funding are pouring into robotics making general-purpose humanoid robots seem closer than ever
80% confidence
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