TED Talks Daily Meet NEO, your robot butler in training | Bernt Børnich
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Apr 11, 2025 
In this enlightening discussion, Bernt Børnich, a roboticist and founder of 1X, showcases NEO, a humanoid robot set to revolutionize household chores. From vacuuming to watering plants, NEO demonstrates its impressive capabilities while Børnich shares insights into its development. They delve into the future of domestic robots and their potential to free up our time, as well as the importance of diverse learning environments for advancing robot intelligence. Discover how these innovations could reshape our daily lives!
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Eve in Industry
- OneX deployed Eve, their wheeled humanoid robot, in industrial settings.
- After initial success, the robots' learning plateaued after 20-50 hours.
Diversity for AI
- Repetitive tasks in controlled environments limit a robot's learning potential.
- True intelligence requires diverse experiences and challenges, similar to large language models.
Home as Learning Ground
- Homes offer diverse, chaotic environments ideal for robot learning.
- Even simple objects like cups have varied states and social contexts, providing rich data.