"There are no robot foundation models, just foundation models"
tkipf · x · 2026-10-20
Sean Kirmani's take, retweeted by Thomas Kipf: "there are no robot foundation models, just foundation models" — implying robotics "foundation models" are really just general foundation models, not a separate paradigm. A pithy but discussion-worthy one-liner for the embodied AI community.
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