这种观点与那些认为机器人在通用基础模型的支持下即将迎来“ChatGPT时刻”的人持相反意见——即在2022年底发布的功能惊人的聊天机器人那一天。（General Intuition首席执行官Pim de Witte今年早些时候在Equity：https://techcrunch.com/video/why-this-ceo-thinks-video-games-make-better-training-data-than-the-internet/ 表示，一个单一的通用基础模型将使目前许多专用机器人工作变得多余，并成为那一刻。）
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Meta 发布其首个前沿模型 Muse Wonder：https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/12/meta-releases-its-first-frontier-model-muse-wonder/ Russell Brandom：https://techcrunch.com/author/russell-brandom/
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Amulya Vishwanath：https://www.linkedin.com/in/amulyavishwanath/, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt.
This view runs counter to those who believe that robotics, powered by a general foundation model, is about to have its “ChatGPT moment” — that day when the shockingly capable chatbot was launched in late 2022. (General Intuition CEO Pim de Witte told Equity：https://techcrunch.com/video/why-this-ceo-thinks-video-games-make-better-training-data-than-the-internet/ earlier this year that a single general foundation model would make much of today’s specialized robotics work redundant, and be that moment.)
On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity：https://techcrunch.com/podcasts/equity/ podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis caught up with Vishwanath to discuss where she’s writing first checks as the founder and managing partner of Techable VC.：https://techable.vc/ They also talked about what she’s learned as one of the first women executives to spin out of Nvidia and launch her own early-stage firm investing in physical AI across robotics, materials science, and life sciences.
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Theresa Loconsolo is an audio producer at TechCrunch focusing on Equity, the network’s flagship podcast. Before joining TechCrunch in 2022, she was one of 2 producers at a four-station conglomerate where she wrote, recorded, voiced and edited content, and engineered live performances and interviews from guests like lovelytheband. Theresa is based in New Jersey and holds a bachelors degree in Communication from Monmouth University. You can contact or verify outreach from Theresa by emailing [email protected] ：/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#50243835223523317e3c3f333f3e233f3c3f10243533383322253e33387e333f3d. View Bio ：https://techcrunch.com/author/theresa-loconsolo/ Dominic-Madori Davis Senior Reporter, Venture
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