Humanoid
In Episode 265 of The Robot Report Podcast, guest Jeanine Sinanan-Singh, director of generative AI research at Appen, explains why impressive robot demonstrations do not necessarily prove that robotic behavior can be generalized. Her discussion centers on the continuing importance of humans in the loop for training robots.
Sinanan-Singh works on agentic evals, RL environments, and dataset design for post-training frontier AI models. She previously founded a pharmacy automation startup built on a 3D-printing platform to manufacture personalized medications, and is a Harvard graduate with prior experience at Microsoft and Surge. She is described as a frequent voice on AI evaluation and reasoning.
The episode’s news segment covers Boston Dynamics appointing former Amazon executive Rohit Prasad as its new CEO, and a PTC acquisition that positions Schneider Electric to challenge Siemens. Also mentioned are a Berkshire Grey CEO discussing physical AI and European expansion, and Locus addressing robotic manipulation with Nexera technology.
The episode is sponsored by WiBotic, which provides wireless charging and fleet energy management for autonomous robots and other battery-powered systems, including AMRs, drones, floor scrubbers, and humanoids.
Source: The Robot Report