Why does AI advance at lightspeed while robotics feels slower?
rasbt · x · 2026-08-24
Addressing the question of why AI advances rapidly while robotics feels slower, it was noted that robotics progress is largely hardware-centric (e.g., recent sprint records). Additionally, fewer people work in and use robotics, leading to less public discussion. This highlights what unlocked mainstream AI in the last decade and why physical robots struggle to leverage the same accelerators.
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