World Labs says robot learning needs simulation, not just language-model scale
a16z · youtube · 2026-07-28
In this a16z conversation, Fei-Fei Li and Yunzhu Li explain why World Labs acquired SceniX and how simulation could unlock better robotics. They argue that robot training may need a very different pipeline from language models, centered on real-to-sim-to-real loops, world models, synthetic data, evaluation, and foundation models for robotics. The discussion also covers humanoids, semi-structured environments, and what success should look like over the next two years.
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