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The Quest to Give AI Chatbots a Hand—and an Arm
Mar 12, 2024
The podcast discusses Covariant's experimentation with a chatbot controlling a robotic arm to improve physical world assistance. It delves into AI advancements allowing models to control hardware beyond their training, showcasing the potential impact on robotics. The exploration of data generation for training AI models in robotics and the challenges faced in tasks like warehouse operations are also highlighted.
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- Chatbots are evolving to control robotic arms, expanding their physical capabilities beyond just communication.
- Training AI models like RFM1 for broad robotic applications requires overcoming challenges in data collection and generation.
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AI Chatbots with Physical Capabilities
AI chatbots are evolving to have physical capabilities, as demonstrated by Co-variant's robot software company. The CEO, Peter Chen, showcased a chatbot interface that could not only discuss items seen via a robot arm's video feed but also manipulate them. This innovation represents a shift towards granting robots more general and flexible abilities, moving beyond narrow sets of tasks. Models like RFM1 are being developed to combine language fluency with physical actions, potentially leading to advancements in robotics.
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