A Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet
A former NVIDIA robotics lead says robotics is still pre-ChatGPT and is investing via Techable VC.
On TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA robotics platforms, argues robotics is still in a Lego era of actuators, hands, software, and safety standards. She contrasts that with claims that a general foundation model will soon make specialized robotics work redundant. As founder of Techable VC, she is writing early checks in physical AI spanning robotics, materials science, and life sciences.
- Former NVIDIA robotics product-marketing lead Amulya Vishwanath now runs Techable VC.
- She calls robotics a Lego era, not yet a ChatGPT-style breakthrough.
- Techable invests in physical AI across robotics, materials science, and life sciences.
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Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt. This view runs counter to those who believe that robotics, powered by a general foundation model, is about to have […]
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