Robotics hardware excels, but world understanding lags behind amoeba intelligence
JFPuget · x · 2026-08-22
JFPuget, in a reply to Yann LeCun, discussed the current state of robotics. The point was made that while low-level control and hardware in robotics are becoming awesome, the understanding of the world is nowhere near the intelligence of an amoeba. This highlights the significant gap in perception and world modeling within embodied AI.
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