Next Unicorns: Empowering robots to think for themselves via AI with Covariant’s Peter Chen | E1796
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Today’s show:
Covariant CEO Peter Chen joins Jason to discuss the future of AI in robotics (1:33), the key concepts of reinforcement learning (13:50), and much more!
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Time stamps:
(0:00) Covariant CEO Peter Chen joins Jason
(1:33) AI’s role in robotics and its value in e-commerce warehouses
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(8:59) Reinforcement learning today and the AlphaGo moment
(13:50) The 2 key concepts of reinforcement learning
(17:35) Approaches to accessing data for AI in robotics
(20:35) Robotics hardware
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(23:57) Covariant's hardware and software in use
(27:32) The importance of adaptability
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(34:08) The Tesla Optimus and humanoid robots
(39:58) Overcoming hardware constraints
(44:38) Boomerang investors and customers
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