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Part 1 : CMU ’s Matthew Johnson - Roberson
Part 2 : Toyota Research Institute ’s Max Bajracharya and Russ Tedrake
This time it ’s Dhruv Batra , research director , FAIR ( The Fundamental AI Research ) at Meta . The Facebook parent describes FAIR so :
The Fundamental AI Research ( FAIR ) squad at Meta seeks to further our fundamental agreement in both unexampled and live domains , cover the full spectrum of topics relate to AI , with the charge of advancing the land - of - the - art of AI through open research for the benefit of all .
Batra is also an associate professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology .
What role(s ) will generative AI act in the futurity of robotics ?
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I see generative AI playing two distinguishable roles in embodied AI and robotics research :
What are your thought on the humanoid manakin factor ?
I ’m bullish on it . Fundamentally , human surround are design for the humanoid human body element . If we really want universal - purpose robots operating in environments design for human , the form cistron will have to be at least jolly humanoid ( the robot will likely have more detector than humans and may have more appendages , as well ) .
How far out are dependable cosmopolitan - purpose robots ?
Thirty years . So effectively outside the window where any meaningful prediction is potential . In fact , I trust we should be deeply questioning and suspicious of people making “ AGI is around the turning point ” claims .
Will house automaton ( beyond void ) take off in the next decennary ?
No , I do n’t believe the core applied science is quick .
What important robotics story / trend is n’t getting enough coverage ?
That we can now essay pilotage automaton in substantial home and things actually work ! Notice , unlike ego - driving cars , these in - home plate piloting automaton do not have the sumptuousness of building precise maps over millions of sea mile of driving . We take a robot to a young house and ask it to find objects .
