The Robot Revolution is Closer Than You Think, w/ Theta Founder Kordel France
Discussion on robot revolution, humanoid robots, and AI with olfactory sensing applications.
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Kordel France
Founder and Lead Engineer, Theta
Kordel France is founder and lead engineer of Theta, an AI and robotics company exploring machine perception through smell. His work considers how olfactory data could support robotics and richer artificial intelligence. He approaches humanoid robotics and future AI systems through a combination of engineering and biological inspiration.
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Boston Dynamics just unveiled their new robot, "Atlas." The AI space was floored. Some were excited, some startled, some terrified, all fascinated.
Whether we like it or not, thanks to the rapid acceleration of AI, robots -- specifically humanoid robots -- are closer than we think. Robots are now less science fiction and more a short-to-medium-term likelihood.
So where are we now with robots? Where are we headed? What will Robot Land look like in, say, 10 years?
Joining the pod to discuss all things robots is Kordel France, Founder and Lead Engineer of Theta, an AI and robots company with a novel focus on the olfactory sense--smell.
Their theory is that smell can have surprising use cases in AI right now, and in the future it could be the key to unlocking more robust, more natural Artificial General Intelligence.
Fun convo - enjoy!
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https://thetadx.ai/
Link to Boston Dynamics' Unveiling of Atlas:
Or as The Verge calls it, "Boston Dynamics’ new Atlas robot is a swiveling, shape-shifting nightmare"
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/17/24133145/boston-dynamics-resurrects-atlas-humanoid-robot-electric-new