Geoff Brumfiel

Well, I didn't go to Tesla or Google, but I did drive right by them on my way to Stanford University.

And specifically the IRIS laboratory, which stands for Intelligence Through Robotic Interaction at Scale. I got a tour from a graduate student named Moojin Kim. Moojin works on a new kind of robot powered by AI similar to the AI used in chatbots.

And specifically the IRIS laboratory, which stands for Intelligence Through Robotic Interaction at Scale. I got a tour from a graduate student named Moojin Kim. Moojin works on a new kind of robot powered by AI similar to the AI used in chatbots.

And specifically the IRIS laboratory, which stands for Intelligence Through Robotic Interaction at Scale. I got a tour from a graduate student named Moojin Kim. Moojin works on a new kind of robot powered by AI similar to the AI used in chatbots.

Well, this wasn't some humanoid robot that the big tech companies are rolling out. It's just a pair of mechanical arms with pinchers.

Well, this wasn't some humanoid robot that the big tech companies are rolling out. It's just a pair of mechanical arms with pinchers.

Well, this wasn't some humanoid robot that the big tech companies are rolling out. It's just a pair of mechanical arms with pinchers.

But what made it interesting was that it's powered by an AI model called OpenVLA. So first, we should probably just say quickly, you know, a regular robot must be very, very carefully programmed. An engineer has to write it detailed instructions for every task you want it to perform.

But what made it interesting was that it's powered by an AI model called OpenVLA. So first, we should probably just say quickly, you know, a regular robot must be very, very carefully programmed. An engineer has to write it detailed instructions for every task you want it to perform.

But what made it interesting was that it's powered by an AI model called OpenVLA. So first, we should probably just say quickly, you know, a regular robot must be very, very carefully programmed. An engineer has to write it detailed instructions for every task you want it to perform.

Exactly. And that's what's going on here. This robot is powered by a teachable AI neural network. The neural network operates kind of how scientists think the human brain might work. Basically, there are these mathematical nodes in the network that have billions of connections to each other in a way similar to how neurons in the brain are connected together.

Exactly. And that's what's going on here. This robot is powered by a teachable AI neural network. The neural network operates kind of how scientists think the human brain might work. Basically, there are these mathematical nodes in the network that have billions of connections to each other in a way similar to how neurons in the brain are connected together.

Exactly. And that's what's going on here. This robot is powered by a teachable AI neural network. The neural network operates kind of how scientists think the human brain might work. Basically, there are these mathematical nodes in the network that have billions of connections to each other in a way similar to how neurons in the brain are connected together.

And so when you go to program this sort of thing, it's simply about reinforcing the connections that matter between the nodes and weakening the other ones that don't. So in practice, this means Moojin can just teach OpenVLA a task by showing it.

And so when you go to program this sort of thing, it's simply about reinforcing the connections that matter between the nodes and weakening the other ones that don't. So in practice, this means Moojin can just teach OpenVLA a task by showing it.

And so when you go to program this sort of thing, it's simply about reinforcing the connections that matter between the nodes and weakening the other ones that don't. So in practice, this means Moojin can just teach OpenVLA a task by showing it.

The robot's AI neural network becomes tuned to that task and then it can do it by itself.

The robot's AI neural network becomes tuned to that task and then it can do it by itself.

The robot's AI neural network becomes tuned to that task and then it can do it by itself.

Yeah, it's exactly the same thing, except instead of just smiling, this robot's actually doing stuff. So to show me, Moojin brought out a tray of different kinds of trail mix, and I typed in what I wanted it to do. Okay, so scoop some green ones with the nuts into the bowl. See what happens.