The former CEO of Everyday Robots, Alphabet's AI robotics moonshot that was shut down in January 2023, reflects on its start and efforts to give AI a robot body
As the head of Alphabet's AI-powered robotics moonshot, I came to believe many things. For one, robots can't come soon enough. X: @seankinneyrcr , @wired , @wired , @ieeefuturedir , @seankirmani , and @wired . LinkedIn: Hans Peter Brøndmo Forums: r/robotics and r/Futurology X: Sean Kinney / @seankinneyrcr : There's this idea developed by Rodney Brooks called “embodied intelligence.” Basically for something to be truly intelligent, it has to be able to physically interact with its environment. Anyway...https://www.wired.com/ ... @wired : Brondmo believed that Google was the right place to make big bets that could change the world. AI-powered robots, the ones that will live and work alongside us one day, was one such audacious bet. https://www.wired.com/... [image] @wired : 🧵 In early 2016, @brondmo joined Google X, Alphabet's secret innovation lab as head of the company's AI-powered robotics moonshot. He needed to figure out what to do with the employees and tech left over from 9 robot companies that Google had acquired. https://www.wired.com/... [image] @ieeefuturedir : If you give #AI a body, then it's gonna wanna dance. @WIRED has a fascinating insider's look at @Google's 7-year quest to give #ArtificialIntelligence a #robot body in the hopes of creating machines that can learn and interact with the world autonomously: https://www.wired.com/... [image] Sean Kirmani / @seankirmani : This is a very nice article by @brondmo about our work at Everyday Robots. My time there was one of the most formative parts of my career. My major takeaway is that robots will be “boring” soon. The recent energy in Silicon Valley makes me optimistic. https://www.wired.com/... @wired : But will Silicon Valley and VCs be patient enough to win the global race to give AI a robot body? Read the full story to get an inside look into the future of bringing AI robots to life. 📷: Hans Peter Brondmo / 🔗 https://www.wired.com/... [image] LinkedIn: Hans Peter Brøndmo : It's been a bit more than eighteen months since Alphabet ended Everyday Robots. It was a huge privilege to lead this moonshot for more than seven years. … Forums: r/robotics : Inside Google's 7-Year Mission to Give AI a Robot Body r/Futurology : Inside Google's 7-Year Mission to Give AI a Robot Body