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Advancements in generative AI from chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) are turbocharging the speed in which humanoid robots learn and emulate human tasks. What used to take hundreds of hours of data collection and programming has been reduced to a matter of hours. Backed by high-powered chips and GPU’s, robotics companies like Austin-based Apptronik are teaching their humanoid robot Apollo through a process called tele-operation. Using a VR headset and hand controls operated by a human, Apollo can collect data on a wide range of general purpose tasks, creating a mental model with the ultimate goal of having the ability to function like humans.
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Well, if you're going to future-proof your portfolio, you you need to know what is coming up next in the latest edition of our video series next, airing on Monday, we're giving you a glimpse at the future of technology. Austin-based robotics company Apptronic is using high-powered chips and GPUs to teach their humanoid robot Apollo through a process called teleoperation.
So go ahead and open up that right hand, pressing down on the joystick.
I'm getting a crash course in machine learning, taking control of the humanoid robot Apollo from Austin-based Apptronic.
Am I giving it too much force?
No, no, that was perfect.
Oh, so close.
It's a process known as teleoperation, my every movement processed as data to create a mental model for Apollo. Artificial intelligence is supercharging its development fueled by Nvidia's ecosystem built on vast amounts of data, allowing humanoids to learn human tasks in record time.
The Holy Grail for us is what we call zero-shot learning, or the ability to show the robot what to do, and it can do it the same way that you do that task.
Tesla's Optimus is leading a growing market, backing from big tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft have set new records for funding this year. And it's about to get even bigger with humanoid robots taking their first steps into the real world.
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