Robots poised for 'ChatGPT moment,' Unitree CEO says
Wang Xingxing said robots could soon handle about 80% of tasks in unfamiliar homes, but major software advances may still take up to 10 years.
- On Thursday at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, Unitree CEO Wang Xingxing said the industry is nearing a "ChatGPT moment" for robot brains, crystallizing China's ambitions to lead in AI-powered machines.
- China accounts for 97% of global shipments of humanoid robots, delivering over 40,000 units in the first half of this year as Beijing prioritizes the sector to address demographic decline and labor shortages.
- Wang hopes robots will soon achieve approximately 80% of household tasks through voice or text commands, calling it "an important tipping point for the robot industry to usher in explosive growth."
- Shares in the humanoid robot maker fell 11% on Thursday, a day after soaring nearly sixfold in their market debut, reflecting intense investor enthusiasm despite warnings about current real-world capabilities.
- Wang cautioned that a major software leap could arrive within two to three years in an optimistic scenario, or five to 10 years at the latest, amid broader US-China technology rivalry affecting the sector.
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The director-president of Unitree, a Chinese company of humanoid robots considered a unicorn, said on Thursday (20) that the sector is moving towards a ChatGPT moment for the brains of robots, after the company's great-style debut at the Shanghai Stock Exchange crystallized China's ambitions to lead the next frontier of machines moved to artificial intelligence. The actions of China's most well-known humanoid robot manufacturer fell 11% this Thu…
They are collaborative robots without the safety barriers of classic industrial robots, replaced by sensors that stop them in case of risk, able to slow down when the operator shows signs of fatigue
Unitree’s founder says robots are nearing a ‘ChatGPT moment’
Wang Xingxing spent Thursday morning at the World Robot Conference in Beijing telling the room that humanoid robots are approaching their “ChatGPT moment”. He spent another part of the same appearance explaining why that moment might still be a decade away. The Unitree founder and chief executive was speaking the day after his company’s Shanghai listing, […] This story continues at The Next Web
ChatGPT moment of humanoid robots should happen when they are able to complete about 80% of the tasks in 80% of the unknown environments, according to the founder of the technological giant Unitree.
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