"Robotics simulation platform" startups are a dead end — agents already removed the need
carlosdponx · x · 2026-11-05
carlosdponx predicts a wave of "simulation platforms for robotics" startups, but argues the category isn't a thing: agents are now good enough that nobody needs software to make working with simulation easier—and no humans are touching that stuff anyway.
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