The AI revolution is coming to robots: how will it change them? The melding of artificial intelligence and robotics could catapult both fields to new heights.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01442-5?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=29096efd03-nature-briefing-daily-20240529&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-29096efd03-50432164 Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, such as those that power chatbots, could imbue robots with the common-sense knowledge they need to cook dinner or run errands. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we are the last generation for which those sci-fi scenes are not a reality,” says robotics researcher Alexander Khazatsky. There are already some impressive demonstrations of AI-powered robots, but the dearth of movement data for robots to learn from, coupled with temperamental hardware, means that it could be a while until we can rely on droid helpers. And there are concerns that AI systems’ biases and mistakes could cause physical harm. “Until we have confidence in robots, we will need a lot of human supervision,” says AI researcher Keerthana Gopalakrishnan.