Y Combinator Startup Podcast

Chelsea Finn: This is the State of the Art in Robotics

August 13, 2026·58 min·5-min readsolotechnology
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The speaker, Chelsea Finn, presents a comprehensive roadmap for developing general-purpose, physically intelligent robots capable of long-term autonomy and real-world utility by combining scalable reinforcement learning, memory systems, and diverse data training. Her company, Physical Int

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Chelsea Finn

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Chelsea Finn

Companies

Physical IntelligenceWaymoDandelion Chocolate FactoryUltraWeave

Products & Tools

Pi07 modelReinforcement Learning

Topics

Artificial IntelligenceDeep LearningFuture Of WorkMachine LearningRoboticsStartupsTech Industry

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