Are general purpose robots impossible? Apptronik says no, pockets fresh NASA partnership

Robotics has made great strides in even just the last five years. But despite major advances in core technology such as sensing and computing, many of the robots populating industries like manufacturing are considered “special purpose”: they are engineered to perform a limited number of tasks in stable, predictable environments. It’s not uncommon to encounter the opinion that, whatever leaps and bounds robotics may have progressed, a general-purpose robot (GPR) — one that can perform a range of tasks in an uncertain environment — is still just a pipe dream.
Austin-based Apptronik d

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