Amulya Vishwanath says robotics is still in its Lego era
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Amulya Vishwanath, who led product marketing for Nvidia's robotics platforms for seven years, says robotics is still in its "Lego era," with actuators, robotic hands, software and safety standards still being rebuilt.
She disagrees with the view that a general foundation model will soon produce a ChatGPT-style moment for robotics, according to TechCrunch's report on the Equity podcast.
Vishwanath, now founder and managing partner of Techable VC, says physical AI is more than robots and spans "a molecule, a material, a medicine." She describes her firm's early-stage investing across robotics, materials science and life sciences.
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- TechCrunch · AINewsTechable VC's Amulya Vishwanath says physical AI is more than robots
AIFormer NVIDIA robotics product marketing leader Amulya Vishwanath, now founder and managing partner of Techable VC, says robotics is in its "Lego era," with actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt. She defines physical AI as more than robots, spanning "a molecule, a material, a medicine," and describes her firm's early-stage investing across robotics, materials science, and life sciences on TechCrunch's Equity podcast.
- TechCrunch · AINewsFormer Nvidia executive Amulya Vishwanath says robotics is still in its Lego era
AIAmulya Vishwanath, who led product marketing for Nvidia's robotics platforms for seven years, says robotics is in its "Lego era," with actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt. She disagrees with the view that a general foundation model will soon produce a ChatGPT-style moment for robotics. Vishwanath discussed her early-stage investments in physical AI on TechCrunch's Equity podcast as founder and managing partner of Techable VC.
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