Covariant launches the first version of its robot brain ai that learns by watching and listening – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Covariant launches the first version of its ‘robot brain’ AI that learns by watching and listening.

The New York Times writes about this startup developing AI software to help sorting robots interact with the physical world. With videos or text input (users can talk with them like a chatbot), the robot can “learn” how to function in factories without long strings of instructions.

Founded by former OpenAI researchers, Covariant’s work is the latest in a wave of robots integrating with AI foundation models.

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