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Why we don't have Robot Butlers yet

AI is necessary for autonomous robots of the future; its development and deployment is full of incredible challenges and promising opportunities

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Oct 29, 2021
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This is the first of a series on the challenges and opportunities of applying AI to robotics, specifically in the setting of autonomous service robots that can assist humans in everyday tasks.

This article gives a high-level overview of the challenges, while later articles will dive deeper into each topic.

TL;DR: To realize the vision of robot butlers co…

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