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Collaborative Robotics is prioritizing ‘human problem solving’ over humanoid forms


Humanoids have sucked a lot of the air out of the room. It is, after all, a lot easier to generate press for robots that look and move like humans.

“We see a virtuous cycle where more robots in the field lead to improved AI and a more cost-effective supply chain.” Cobot has the pedigree, as well, with staff that includes former Apple, Meta, Google, Microsoft, NASA and Waymo employees. AI will, naturally, be foundational to the company’s promise of “human problem solving,” while the move away from the humanoid form factor is a bid, in part, to reduce the cost of entry for deploying these systems.

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