An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet

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Amulya Vishwanath, former Nvidia robotics product marketing lead and now Techable VC founder, says robotics is in its Lego era, not yet ChatGPT moment.

Summary

In this TechCrunch Equity podcast episode, Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for Nvidia’s robotics platforms, shares her view that robotics is currently in a "Lego era," where fundamental components like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards are still being developed. This contrasts with the belief that a general foundation model will soon trigger a "ChatGPT moment" for robotics, as suggested by General Intuition CEO Pim de Witte. Vishwanath, now founder and managing partner of Techable VC, discusses her investment focus on physical AI across robotics, materials science, and life sciences, and her experience as one of the first women executives to spin out of Nvidia and launch an early-stage firm.

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