Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era

Physical AI firms are still in a “GPT-2 era,” lacking the data and compute needed for reliable, commercial-grade robots, as highlighted at the Actuate conference attended by 1,500 developers. Companies such as Wayve, Uber, and Tesla are adapting autonomous-vehicle tooling for humanoid robots, while startups like Gritt, Agility and Bedrock focus on task-specific deployments.