Researchers Doubt LLMs Can Solve Robotics Alone, Citing Dexterous Manipulation Gap

Researchers argue LLMs handle basic pick-and-place but remain near-random at dexterous manipulation, with some suggesting VLA models are a more viable path than direct LLM control of robots.

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