Sanctuary AI

Introducing: Phoenix™ Gen 7 Major improvements, all delivered in less than a year. Our next generation of general-purpose technology marks an inflection point in task automation velocity. “With Generation 7, we can capture increasing quantities of higher quality, higher fidelity human behavioral data, which in turn will expedite the development of foundational AI models and customer deployments,” says Geordie Rose, CEO and Co-founder at Sanctuary AI. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eA7bEmVD #EmbodiedAI #AI #PhoenixGen7 #SanctuaryAI

I'm going to be speaking about a personal project I've been working on. It's at the intersection of AI, games, and quantum computing. Its objective is to develop the first demonstration of a realm of quantum supremacy that can be made useful. #whydoidothistomyself

Earlier this year we launched our Phoenix™ Gen 7 robots, unveiled less than 12 months after we announced Phoenix Gen 6. The latest generation of Phoenix and its AI control system, Carbon™, draw even closer to that of a person, with wide ranging improvements to both the hardware and AI software. The time it takes for new tasks to be automated has gone from weeks to less than 24 hours, marking a major milestone in task automation speed and autonomous system capability. “It’s incredible to see the progress that has been made in just 11 months,” said Geordie Rose, CEO and Co-Founder of Sanctuary AI. “With Generation 7, we have a system that we believe is the most closely analogous to a person of any available. We see this as not only the cornerstone of general purpose AI robotics but a critical step on the path to artificial general intelligence, and we’re thrilled to be leading the charge on it. This all adds up to being able to capture increasing quantities of higher quality, higher fidelity human behavioral data, which in turn will expedite the development of foundational AI models and customer deployments.” The launch was covered by multitudes of journalists such as Brian Heater, Chris Middleton, Alex Riehl and BNN Bloomberg. Herbert Ong also did a fantastic video piece on his podcast Brighter with Herbert. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gkWKrqWg #AI #Robotics 

You will often see robot demo videos marked (or occasionally called out for not being marked…) as 'teleoperated' rather than autonomous. It's a term many in the industry understand, and sometimes we take for granted that everyone else will too. So, I wanted to explain a little more for those new to the industry about what teleoperation is and why we need it. Teleoperation is a vital part of our AI training process. It’s basically a way for our robot pilots to 'show' the AI control system how a person would carry out a task. Picture this: using a teleoperation rig that includes a VR headset and haptic feedback gloves, our pilots perform demonstrations of specific tasks. The AI then uses this behavioral, touch, and visual data to learn how a person would carry out a task. Imagine learning to play tennis, but with Serena Williams in a little suit that could move your body to show you how to serve at 206 km/h. This is how we build our industry’s equivalent of Large Language Models, allowing AI systems to act autonomously. We call these “Large Behavior Models.” Without a person doing this first through the robot, we wouldn’t be able to collect all the data needed for a robot to interact with and manipulate objects in a changeable environment. In essence, teleoperation is like a puppeteer teaching a marionette to one day cut the strings and become a real boy… or in our case a robot capable of performing useful work.

Come check it out -- a very interesting thing I've been working on at the intersection of quantum computing, reinforcement learning, and games. Possibly the first time you will ever have seen alphazero combined with an actual real life quantum computer!

Ready to pioneer embodied AI and shape the future of work? We are looking for a passionate and innovative Applied Researcher to build human-like artificial general intelligence. You’ll be joining a highly collaborative team, and applying your expertise in reinforcement and imitation learning under real-world environments. Make your next career move: https://lnkd.in/gc2JMsFg #JobAlert #TechJobs

We’re known for our ‘hands-first’ approach. I actually think this is the **only** way to create a general purpose robot that can actually do valuable work in the world. Here’s why. Robots have been able to walk on two legs since Honda’s ASIMO in the 80s, but this hasn’t unlocked useful work. This is because legs are just a tool to get our hands to where the work needs to be done. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, fine manipulation of the hands is required for 98.8% of all work. Put simply: hands are what allow us to change the world. The lack of human-like hands and the control systems that make them move is the main reason why there’s a massive gap between what people can do and what robots can do today. As well as dexterity, robots also need to be able to feel and assess items through touch. You don’t want a robot which holds your grandma’s hand with the same force it grabs a metal rod. If you aren’t prioritizing creating hands that are as close to a person as possible, you will end up creating a special purpose tool. Don’t get me wrong – this is great for a narrowly defined specific set of work tasks like tote and box moving in a warehouse, but it can’t help with the worsening labor shortages that manufacturers are facing.

Want to help create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general purpose robots? Sanctuary AI is seeking exceptional individuals who are passionate about coming up with groundbreaking solutions. Join us at Sanctuary and let’s shape the future of work together. See all open positions: https://lnkd.in/gyJbZMU9 #AI #EmbodiedAGI #TechJobs #HiringNow

We're on a transformative journey to create general purpose robots that are smart enough, capable enough, and dexterous enough to do work just like a person and help address growing labor challenges. Learn more about how we plan to be the first to deploy 1,000 robots that can actually do valuable work in the world—then a million, then a billion—in this insightful interview between our CEO and Co-founder Geordie Rose and Herbert Ong: https://lnkd.in/gaygfBGu If you think you might want to join us on our pioneering mission to create the world's first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots, check out our open positions: https://lnkd.in/gyJbZMU9  #AI #innovation 

With generation 7 of our Phoenix™ general purpose robots, we reduced the time it takes for new tasks to be automated from weeks to less than 24 hours, marking a major inflection point in task automation speed and autonomous system capability. Our CEO and co-founder Geordie Rose, in an interview with Herbert Ong,  explained that we now only need a couple of hundred data examples in order to train the systems to autonomously carry out simple tasks, calling the development “remarkable”. He also revealed that, for some of these simple policies, we're seeing a near 100% success rate, which is a critical component of technology which is precise and reliable enough to carry out work tasks like a person. Data collection and training is paving the way towards a future where our general purpose technology can be deployed into and work within all industries. Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/gakUmgCs #AI #innovation