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Google’s PaLM-SayCan: The First of the Next Generation of Robots

Google has entered a new path: Merging AI and robotics.

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Alberto Romero
Sep 16, 2022
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PaLM-SayCan picking up an apple. Credit: Google Research

Despite what Google Search says, historically speaking, AI has had very little to do with shiny metallic robots with a human form. This doesn’t seem to be the case anymore. In the last couple of years, tech companies have bet hard on AI-powered robots. And not just any type (Roomba is a useful tool…

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