China's Robot Makers Race to Build Smarter Robot Brains
China's robot makers have mastered physical movement, and the next race is over the software that powers robot thinking. Investment is booming in embodied AI, which helps robots understand their surroundings, learn unfamiliar tasks and adapt without being programmed for each job. The shift is pulling a wave of money into this field.
Quick glossaryembodied AI
- embodied AI
- AI that runs inside a physical machine such as a robot, letting it sense its surroundings and act in the world.
Burning Potato score: 72%