• Is AI Ready For Robots?

  • Mar 31 2025
  • Length: 13 mins
  • Podcast

Is AI Ready For Robots?

  • Summary

  • It seems like artificial intelligence is everywhere in our virtual lives. It's in our search results and our phones. But what happens when AI moves out of the chat and into the real world? NPR science editor and correspondent Geoff Brumfiel took a trip to the Intelligence through Robotic Interaction at Scale Lab at Stanford University to see how scientists are using AI to power robots and the large hurdles that exist for them to perform even simple tasks.

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