Walden Robotics CTO: general-purpose robot manipulation is having its 'GPT moment'
adnothing · x · 2026-10-30
Walden Robotics co-founder and CTO Ben Burchfiel, speaking at Encord's Long Horizon, said general-purpose robot manipulation is having its 'GPT moment' — progress is accelerating and the field is moving beyond demos toward real commercial value heading into 2026.
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