ChatGPT company cooperates with robot developer

Robotics ChatGPT company cooperates with robot developer

2024-03-01 Source: dpa 1 min Reading Time

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An intelligent robot on two legs: what science fiction has been showing for a long time could soon become reality. Several companies from Silicon Valley are working on humanoid robots.

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The creators of the chatbot ChatGPT want to incorporate their software with artificial intelligence into humanoid robots. The start-up Figure aims to develop new AI models for its machines with the help of OpenAI, which can walk upright and already perform complex movements with their mechanical hands. In January, Figure agreed with BMW to supply robots for use in car production in the US state of South Carolina in the future.

The AI software from OpenAI is trained with vast amounts of data. Figure recently demonstrated in a video how a robot prototype from the company prepares a cup of coffee with a capsule machine. This includes fine movements such as grabbing the capsule and inserting it into the device. According to Figure, the robot learned this within ten hours.

Former employees of Boston Dynamics and Tesla active

The robot company from Silicon Valley announced on Thursday a $675 million (approximately €623 million) funding round. Figure was valued at a total of $2.6 billion in the process. Among the financiers, in addition to the start-up fund from OpenAI, are the chip giants Nvidia and Intel, as well as Microsoft and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

The company Boston Dynamics, which now belongs to the South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai, has also been working on humanoid robots for many years. And tech billionaire Elon Musk is also developing an upright walking robot named Optimus at the electric car manufacturer Tesla, which he leads. Figure wants to bring its robots to commercial use as quickly as possible, emphasized CEO Brett Adcock on Thursday. The company also employs former staff members from Boston Dynamics and Tesla.

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