@omarsar0: I think robots that live alongside people will need a different kind of intelligence than robots built for factories. E…
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Hugo is introduced as the first human companion robot from Theermann, founded by a former Boston Dynamics Chief Strategy Officer and ex-RAI Institute researcher, emphasizing empathy and personalization for robots living alongside people.
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I think robots that live alongside people will need a different kind of intelligence than robots built for factories.
Empathy and personalization matter here.
Hugo is a human companion robot from @theermann and Farbod Farshidian, who spent 15+ years teaching robots to run, jump, and work at Boston Dynamics and the RAI Institute.
Curious how customizable this could be. I see great educational applications for this.
theermann (@theermann): Introducing Hugo: the first human companion robot.
At Boston Dynamics, I was Chief Strategy Officer, bringing robots into the real world.
My co-founder, Farbod Farshidian, led research at the RAI Institute.
Together, 15+ years teaching robots to run, jump, and work.
So we
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