Skild, apparently not content with mere smart robots, is forging ahead with its audacious plan for one AI brain to rule them all. Forget separate digital grey matter for every bot; their ‘omni-bodied’ platform vows to command any robot for any task, from the humble Roomba to the most advanced bipedal humanoid. Imagine, if you will: the very same general-purpose intelligence currently navigating the treacherous terrain of your living room carpet could soon be pondering existential quandaries within a gleaming metallic shell. It’s either a stroke of absolute genius, propelling us into a golden age of unified robotics, or, let’s face it, the remarkably predictable opening scene of a B-movie where the hoovers eventually stage a very clean coup.
