Machines that act in the physical world.
Robotics is moving from fixed industrial arms toward general-purpose machines that handle unstructured environments. Progress depends as much on cheap actuators and batteries as on learned control policies.
Tesla now builds several hundred Optimus robots a week, but a report says the hands break, suppliers can't keep up and the AI can't generalize.
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General-purpose robots with a roughly human form factor, intended to work in spaces built for people rather than in purpose-built cells.
Vehicles that perceive their surroundings and drive without a human operator, ranging from robotaxis to yard trucks and delivery pods.
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