Robots that sprint, dance, and leap have already dazzled us, but Marc Raibert, the visionary behind Boston Dynamics, has his sights set on something bigger: true intelligence. His latest work focuses on teaching machines to move and adapt without human micromanagement, using AI to refine their instincts. While startups rush to showcase humanoid helpers, the real breakthrough will come when these robots act autonomously, not just follow scripts. If Raibert’s advances pay off, we may be closer to robots that don’t just move like us—but think like us too.
There’s so much change on the horizon and it’s going to come so fast it makes you uncomfortable. But better to know what’s coming, then to be caught by surprise. This article from Wired is a primer.
