Humanoid robots aren't solved: researcher demos social reaction to humans with no mocap, presenting at CoRL
databoydg · x · 2026-11-08
Robotics researcher Akanazawa pushes back on "robotics is solved" takes: humanoids still have essentially zero social intelligence.
Team member Vongani built on her prior human motion sequence model to let a humanoid react socially to humans — with no motion capture — and will present at CoRL. She's on the job market.
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