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Flexion Robotics trains humanoid robots for office tasks

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Flexion Robotics, a startup founded by former NVIDIA engineers, is developing humanoid robots designed for office tasks. The company employs a novel training method to equip these robots with practical work capabilities, aiming to make them competent assistants. AI

IMPACT This development could lead to increased automation in office environments, potentially changing the nature of administrative and support roles.

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Flexion Robotics trains humanoid robots for office tasks

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 This Humanoid Robot Is a Terrifyingly Competent Office Intern Flexion Robotics, a startup founded by ex-Nvidia engineers, has a clever way of training robots

    📰 This Humanoid Robot Is a Terrifyingly Competent Office Intern Flexion Robotics, a startup founded by ex-Nvidia engineers, has a clever way of training robots to do useful work. 📰 Source: Feed: All Latest 🔗 Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/https://www.wired.com/story/this-ro…

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