When Jensen Huang said the next wave of AI was physical AI, we should have known that the wheels were already set in motion. Today, a number of startups are working towards building embodied AI and California-based startup Vayu Robotics is accelerating autonomy in a strategic way.
Vayu Robotics co-founders with Jensen Huang. Source: LinkedIn
Safety, Cost, and Autonomy
“If autonomy is ever to make it into the world and gain trust and credibility among the people, then it has to start at a very safe spot. So the biggest knob that we have to dial up is the safety, [by] reducing the mass and speed of the robot,” said Mahesh Krishnamurthi, the co-founder and chief product officer of Vayu Robotics, in an exclusive interaction with AIM.
“The kinetic energy of our robot is almost 1000% lower than the
kinetic energy of a truck going on the road. So, by reducing the kinetic energy and the momentum of …