Chinese 'robot brain' startup sees ChatGPT-style breakthrough as soon as next year
Gao Yang said the industry could reach a GPT-3.0-level milestone by mid-2027, but home use may still be years away because of data bottlenecks.
- Beijing-Based Spirit AI predicts humanoid robot brains could achieve a breakthrough comparable to ChatGPT by mid-2027, though widespread home deployment faces data bottlenecks and could take at least eight years.
- "The brain is indeed the weakest link in the complete robotics stack," Gao Yang, co-founder and chief scientist of Spirit AI, told Reuters on Thursday, explaining why the company prioritizes real-world data over virtual simulations.
- The 300-person startup has raised over $670 million since 2024, employing around 1,000 contractors nationwide using wearable equipment to collect diverse "dirty data" that accelerates model training.
- Spirit has deployed tens of Moz1 wheeled humanoid robots on production lines at battery maker CATL, achieving a 90% success rate for simple tasks in structured environments.
- Gao envisions robots eventually succeeding at approximately 80% of tasks in unfamiliar households; the next two years will focus on commercial service settings before tackling domestic environments.
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Chinese 'robot brain' startup sees ChatGPT-style breakthrough as soon as next year
Humanoid robots will be able to complete most general-purpose tasks from verbal instructions as soon as next year, although becoming useful around the house will take much longer, said the head of a leading Chinese company developing robot brains.
Robot Brain Breakthrough Could Come in 2027
Robot brain breakthrough could arrive by mid-2027, according to Spirit AI, marking a major milestone for humanoid robot intelligence. The Chinese startup says its robots already achieve about a 90% success rate on simple tasks in structured environments. Spirit AI…
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Spirit AI robots achieved a success rate of 90% in simple tasks in structured living room environments
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