The Hard Truth About Making Robots Smarter

Legendary roboticist Marc Raibert breaks down a core challenge every engineer knows: robots don’t yet have the situational understanding humans take for granted. In this clip, he explains why the next generation of robotics depends less on hardware breakthroughs and more on giving machines the ability to interpret the world, understand context, and work with us naturally.

If you’ve ever fought with a robot over a basic task—or built one—you’ll relate.

From our podcast, Automated with Brian Heater.