Incredible generalist robots do your laundry and dishes [Video]

Emerging startup Physical Intelligence has no interest in building robots. Instead, the team has something better in mind: powering the hardware with the continuously learning generalist ‘brains’ of AI software, so existing machines will be able to autonomously carry out a growing amount of tasks that require precise movements and dexterity – including housework.

Over the past year we’ve seen robot dogs dancing, even some equipped to shoot flames, as well as increasingly advanced humanoids and machines built for specialist roles on assembly lines. But we’re still waiting for our Rosey the Robot from The Jetsons.

But we may be there soon. San Francisco’s Physical Intelligence (Pi) has revealed its generalist AI model for robotics, which can empower existing machines to perform various tasks – in this case, getting the washing out of the dryer and folding clothes, delicately packing eggs into their container, grinding coffee beans and ‘bussing’ tables. It’s not a stretch to imagine that this system could …