Is Silicon Valley ready to put robots in people’s homes? Hello Robot is.
Hello Robot is deploying its home assistance robot, Stretch, into real-world environments rather than keeping it in laboratories. The company emphasizes the importance of gathering real-world training data to improve robotics functionality.
Why it matters
Real-world deployment is a critical hurdle for the robotics industry, as it provides the necessary data to move beyond theoretical AI capabilities.
Martinez, California, is about as far as you can get from Silicon Valley and still be in the San Francisco Bay Area. Perched on the northeast edge of the bay, the small city is home to Hello Robot, a startup that itself is about as far as one can get from the maximalist promises of its robotics rivals 45 miles south.
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