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Humanoid Robot Intern Shows Promise in Office Tasks

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Wired ·

Flexion Robotics, founded by ex-Nvidia engineers, trained a humanoid robot to perform office intern duties like fetching coffee and delivering packages. The robot uses a novel learning approach that could make it more adaptable than previous models. This development signals progress toward practical humanoid robots in workplace settings.

Meridian48 take
While the robot's competence is impressive, the hype around humanoid generalists often overlooks the narrowness of current training and the long road to cost-effective deployment.
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