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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Humanoid Robots Are Closing In on Their 'ChatGPT Moment,' Chinese Startup Says. It Predicts a Breakthrough Soon.

Spirit AI co-founder and chief scientist Gao Yang said the robotics industry could reach a breakthrough comparable to the rise of generative AI as soon as mid-2027. (Credit: Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images)

The co-founder of one of China's most heavily funded humanoid robotics startups said its technology could be approaching the much more consequential milestone of robots that can understand what people tell them and figure out how to carry out the task.

Spirit AI co-founder and chief scientist Gao Yang said the robotics industry could reach a breakthrough comparable to the rise of generative AI as soon as mid-2027, potentially allowing humanoid robots to complete a broad range of general-purpose tasks from natural-language instructions.

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