Robotics academics in despair as Astra, Fable and Muse zero-shot benchmarks, says NYU professor
LerrelPinto · x · 2026-09-13
NYU robotics professor Lerrel Pinto sparked discussion by observing deep despair among academics over the past week, as systems like Astra, Fable, and Muse are zero-shotting benchmarks in robotics and world models. He calls it an uneasy pill to swallow but exactly what step jumps in progress look like. Scobleizer amplified the post, commenting that a new path follows despair.
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