It was a huge week of AI and robotics news.
So I summarized everything announced by Meta, Harvard, Engineered Arts, Tesla, Leju Robotics, OpenAI, Zoom, Agility Robotics, and Amazon.
Here's everything you need to know and how to make sense out of it:
Meta unveiled Movie Gen, calling it the "most advanced media foundation models to to-date."
Movie Gen Video generates high-quality images and videos from text.
Movie Gen Audio adds high-fidelity audio synced to the video.
Two Harvard students created I-XRAY, AI glasses that can reveal personal information just by looking at someone.
Details include names and home addresses.
Wake-up call for privacy concerns.
Ameca and Azi, two humanoid robots by Engineered Arts, can now have expressive conversations using ChatGPT.
The latency is pretty impressive, even if the interactions are still a bit uncanny:
(Video by @engineered_arts)
@engineered_arts Elon unveiled Tesla's Robotaxi, the two-door autonomous vehicle with gull-wing doors and no steering wheel or pedals.
It's 'set' for production in 2026, priced under $30,000, and projected to have operating costs of 20 cents per mile.
@engineered_arts Tesla also estimated a $20,000-$30,000 price range for Optimus humanoids in the future.
Elon said they'll be "the biggest product ever, of any kind."
I've been saying this for some time about humanoids.
@engineered_arts Chinese startup Leju Robotics released an open-source humanoid development platform for academic and R&D use.
It includes an SDK for sensors and controls, simulation models, an LLM interface, and basic demos.
A great resource for robotics researchers!
@engineered_arts Hearst and OpenAI announced a strategic content partnership.
OpenAI will integrate content from Hearst's brands like Cosmopolitan, ELLE, and local newspapers into ChatGPT.
Users get access to trusted journalism with proper citations and links.
@engineered_arts Zoom introduced new AI innovations for the workplace, including:
- Zoom Tasks to help detect, recommend, and complete tasks
- Automated meeting agendas with AI Companion
- Real-time summaries for Zoom Phone
Collaboration just got smarter:
@engineered_arts Researchers developed an AI-powered electronic tongue that can detect subtle differences in liquids.
E.g. it can determine milk freshness, soda types, and coffee blends.
Using graphene-based sensors and neural networks, it achieved over 95% accuracy.
@engineered_arts Agility Robotics gave a tour of RoboFab, the company's first humanoid robot factory.
They're best known for 'Digits,' the robots they're building for Amazon warehouses.
Check it out:
@engineered_arts Amazon announced eight new robot systems: Sequoia, Hercules, Titan, Sparrow, Proteus, Packaging Automation, Robin, and Cardinal.
Over 750,000 robots now power the company's fulfillment centers.
This is a big transformation for logistics.
@engineered_arts We're hiring engineers @Figure_robot:
→ Systems Integration Engineer
→ Electrical Engineering (many)
→ Manufacturing Roles (many)
→ Controls Eng (many)
→ Embedded SW
→ Firmware Eng
See all open roles and apply here:
figure.ai/careers
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@engineered_arts @Figure_robot That's it for this week's AI and Robotics breakdown.
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