On humanoids
- Helix has a fast brain and a slow brain. So does my golf swing
Figure's Helix splits robot control into a slow model that understands and a fast one that moves. A golf swing works the same way, which is why thinking during it ruins it.
2 min reads likes comments - Optimus sorts blocks. A toddler falls down a thousand times
Tesla's new video shows Optimus sorting colored blocks with a neural network trained end to end. Curated robot demos and messy child learning, and which one scales.
2 min reads likes comments - Optimus walked on stage. Watch its hands
A year after the dancer in the suit, Tesla showed a real humanoid prototype. It walked slowly and waved. The legs get the attention. The hands are the harder and more important problem.
2 min reads likes comments - A dancer in a spandex suit, and why the humanoid form matters
Tesla's AI Day announced a humanoid robot and then showed a person dancing in a robot costume. The demo was a joke. The idea is right.
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