Skepticism greets claim of 90% robot success from 200 hours of human video, zero robot data
FellMentKE · x · 2026-09-16
- A CNBC report claims Aether's robot approach used only 200 hours of human video and zero robot data, achieving 90% success in environments the model had never seen.
- FellMentKE publicly questions that the numbers "sound too good to be true," tagging AetherModel to ask how it's possible — the claim is facing open skepticism.
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