Meta’s latest innovations—Sparsh, Digit 360 and Digit Plexus—focus on touch perception, tactile dexterity and human-robot interaction.
Meta’s latest AI innovations
Meta is betting big on the emerging field of embodied AI by incorporating the sense of touch and feel to its robotic innovations. The technology giant is collaborating with US-based sensor company GelSight and South Korean robotics firm Wonik Robotics to commercialize tactile sensors for AI. The new devices are not designed for consumers; instead, they are aimed at scientists.
In this regard, Meta has released three research artifacts—Sparsh, Digit 360, and Digit Plexus—focusing on touch perception, robot dexterity, and human-robot interaction. Additionally, the company is introducing PARTNR, a new benchmark for assessing planning and reasoning in human-robot collaboration.
Robots to handle tasks that require reasoning
The new advancements are based on a renewed optimism in the industry that foundation models, including large language models (LLMs) and …