Humanoid robots coming soon, initially under remote control

Feature The first telephone call in 1876 was marked by Alexander Graham Bell's request to his assistant, Thomas, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you."

The first message over the internet in 1969, then known as ARPANET, was "LO" – which would have been "LOGIN" had the system not crashed.

And the first robotic foundation model API call in 2023 was, "Put the eggplant in the pot," according to Sergey Levine, co-founder of Physical Intelligence.

Levine kicked off the Humanoids Summit at the Computer History Museum in California, an event intended to explore the state of humanoid robotics and artificial intelligence.

As far as milestones go, vegetable placement lacks drama, but it represents a meaningful marker on the road to making humanoid robots relevant to the general public. Manipulating aubergine without incident is not a trivial technical challenge.

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