DennisHong on Physical AI: the winner evolves fastest, not the best robot today
DennisHongRobot · x · 2026-09-04
Robotics pioneer Dennis Hong delivered the keynote on the future of Physical AI at GGGF 2026. His core claim: the winner may not be whoever builds the best robot today, but whoever can build, deploy, learn, and evolve the fastest. He adds a caveat—"the progress is real. The hype is also real."
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