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AI advances are breaking into the physical world – and robots will soon learn how to do your washing and ironing

A tech VC said, physical AI is "the challenge of figuring out how to reinvent the physical world. It's a big challenge." In describing Project Prometheus, he added, "I personally believe it'll be one of the most important companies in the world."

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AI advances are breaking into the physical world – and robots will soon learn how to do your washing and ironingA tech VC said, physical AI is "the challenge of figuring out how to reinvent the physical world. It's a big challenge." In describing Project Prometheus, he added, "I personally believe it'll be one of the most important companies in the world."
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