Vincent Vanhoucke, Head of Robotics at Google DeepMind, recently discussed the advancements in robotic learning and the collaborative efforts that led to the creation of Open X-Embodiment, a groundbreaking robotics functionality database. Open X-Embodiment, developed in partnership with 33 research institutes, contains 500+ skills and 150,000 tasks from 22 robot embodiments. The database aims to train a versatile model capable of controlling diverse robots, comprehending varied instructions, and executing complex tasks. Vanhoucke highlighted the potential of Open X-Embodiment to propel robotics research, akin to ImageNet’s impact on computer vision. The discussion also touched upon DeepMind’s training of the RT-1-X model using Open X-Embodiment data, the integration of generative AI into robotics, and the absorption of Everyday Robots into DeepMind.
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