Lapeyre says that the sale of humanoid robots remains difficult, because use cases are not clear and that the systems are still not reliable – although some companies are starting to succeed. Today, technology is mainly developed by a few well -funded companies, notably Tesla, Figure and Agility Robotics. “With an embroidered face, we hope to democratize this,” he says.
Many AI models, software frames and tools on which researchers and engineers count to create models and AI applications are already open source. This means that the models are shared for free, with licenses that allow you to modify and reuse the code. Makeing the open source openly means the release of conceptions, the details of the components and the 3D models which allow the manufacture of parts more easily.
The availability of powerful open weights AI Models (which means downloadable but not necessarily fully open source) has enabled researchers and startups to experience the cutting edge AI more easily, because they can see how the models work and modify the code. Delangue says that hugs believe that something similar is necessary in robotics. “I hope that open source can release a wide and various capacities (new robots),” he says.
Lapeyre adds that open-source equipment has a similar effect. Robot developers “can (3D) print part if something is broken,” he said, adding: “If something is not perfect, they can improve it a little by adding a new room.”
The current AI boom has coincided with a renewed interest in robotics, because the latest models help activate New advances in capacities material systems. Some eminent researchers argue that AI will need a physical presence In order to match or go beyond human intelligence, because this progression may require a direct understanding of the physical world.
The media threshing surrounding humanoid robots has led to questionable affirmations. Some companies running to build humanoid robots have published demonstration videos on social networks that seem to promise incredible capacities. But experts warn that such videos could be misleading. A system that seems extraordinary online could actually be televised by a person outside the camera. This could also fail if the conditions change slightly or cannot accomplish a task reliably.
Delangue says that the open source approach should make progress more transparent. “You cannot cheat; You can't hide with the open source, ”he says.
Hugging Face is already hosting an open source robotics code. Delangue says that the use of this code has increased in the past year, reflecting the growing interest in robotics in general.
Some robotics researchers, especially those of the academic world, promote the open approach. “Making more accessible robotics increases the speed at which technology is progressing,” explains Sergey Levine, assistant professor at UC Berkeley and co -founder of physical intelligence, a startup working at Develop robotic models for general use much more competent and general.
Physical intelligence made the first of its Robot Foundation models, PI0, available on the face of Cuddles in February. The model allows a range of different robots to learn to perform a variety of physical tasks.
Levine says that researchers in the academic world and the industry have already brought precious ideas and adjustments to its product. He adds that there are also foreigners to contribute to the development of new materials.
“There is much more creativity than people can apply to the way they build real physical material,” he said.
The open approach seems to gain momentum in the AI industry. Meta was the first large AI company to offer a model of peak open weight when it Pawnbed In 2023. Several other models of advanced open weight followed. In January, a relatively unknown Chinese startup called In depth shocked the technological industry And the stock market by publishing a powerful AI model that would have been developed at less than those manufactured by American companies.
Even OPENAIThe company at the center of the current boom, which has kept its most powerful models a closely kept secret, said in March that it would change its approach and Free a free and free weight model this summer.
