Rodney Brooks on Why "Physics Doesn't Forgive" and What AI Means for Robotics Today

Robust.AI co-founder & CTO Rodney Brooks, ranked #44 on the Forbes 250 America's Greatest Innovators list, sits down for a Q&A ahead of his panel discussion at the Forbes America Innovates event in San Francisco.

We asked him two questions: What makes innovation in robotics such a challenge? What does the current surge in AI mean for robotics today?

With over 50 years of experience in AI and robotics, Rodney shares why robotics is far harder than most people imagine, why physics is unforgiving in ways that software isn't, and how the AI boom is unlocking new capabilities, from on-board GPU processing to longer battery life, that are transforming what robots can actually do in the real world.