Robotics World Models Will Leap from 1.0 to 5.0 in 24 Months, Says Scoble
Scobleizer · x · 2026-08-09
Tech commentator Robert Scoble predicts that "world models" in robotics will evolve from version 1.0 to 5.0 over the next 24 months. He emphasizes that the core of robotics lies in how different machines perceive their environments, noting that a farming robot's world model is fundamentally different from that of an autonomous vehicle like a Tesla.
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