DeepMind robotics head joins Berkeley, Boston Dynamics panel on humanoid motion & perception — VLA vs agentic coding debate
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-10-21
A Horizon conference panel on "Real-World Motion and Perception for Humanoid Robots" brought together heavyweights: Ken Goldberg (UC Berkeley professor, Ambi Robotics co-founder), Carolina Parada (VP and Head of Robotics at Google DeepMind), and Alberto Rodriguez (Director of Robot Behavior – Atlas, Boston Dynamics), moderated by Encord co-CEO Ulrik Stig Hansen.
Poster Chris Paxton frames the core question: are VLAs/robot foundation models or agentic coding models for robotics the future? His answer: both.
Related event: DeepMind, Boston Dynamics Discuss Humanoid Motion and Perception(2 posts)→
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