Humanoid robots have just begun stepping into Amazon warehouses and Mercedes-Benz automotive factories. Now, they are being recruited for an even more ambitious effort – the creation of artificial general intelligence with capabilities comparable to those of humans.
US computing firm Nvidia, which has become one of the world’s most valuable companies through its AI chip sales, recently announced several hardware and software products to boost humanoid robot training. The centrepiece is a “moonshot” initiative, called Project…