Once we do that, robots and other types of intelligent systems will increase productivity, free people from dangerous work, care for the disabled, and generally help people live better lives.Īs a research-first organization, the Institute will work on solving the most important and difficult challenges facing the creation of advanced robots. We need to make robots smarter, more agile and dexterous, and generally easier to use-more like people. Our mission is to solve the most important and fundamental challenges in AI and Robotics to enable future generations of intelligent machines.
Here’s what we know about the Boston Dynamics AI Institute, freshly harvested from their new website and Hyundai’s press release: We, at the newly formed Boston Dynamics AI Institute, want to accelerate that future, creating future generations of robots that are far better than anything that exists today. Heading up the whole thing will be Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert himself, with Al Rizzi (Boston Dynamics’ chief scientist) as chief technology officer. This morning, Hyundai Motor Group and Boston Dynamics announced the launch of the Boston Dynamics AI Institute, to “spearhead advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics.” BDAII (I guess we’ll have to get used to that acronym!) will be located in Cambridge, Mass., with more than US $400 million of initial investment from Hyundai ( Boston Dynamics’ parent company) and BD itself to get things started.