Will robots run on chat models or small specialized ones? A mahjong-sorting hand sparks debate
Fit_Pop_5173 · reddit · 2026-11-14
A Redditor is confused about robot AI architecture: Anthropic's latest model already controls a robot in its launch video, suggesting 'just add ChatGPT'. But LingBot-Touch's robot hand sorts mahjong tiles purely by touch — reading faces with fingertips — using a small touch-only model that isn't a chat model at all. The thread debates whether robots will run on big general models, many small specialized ones, or both.
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