The virtual worlds where robots are trained
It took just a few minutes to develop those skills and upload them to Freddo. His developers say rival systems could take days to attain such skills.I'm at Vsim, a British start-up based in Cambridge. Founders Michelle Lu and Kier Storey hope one day their software will control robots that can navigate and do useful tasks in the home and workplace.
- ▪It took just a few minutes to develop those skills and upload them to Freddo.
- ▪His developers say rival systems could take days to attain such skills.I'm at Vsim, a British start-up based in Cambridge.
- ▪Founders Michelle Lu and Kier Storey hope one day their software will control robots that can navigate and do useful tasks in the home and workplace.
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| Publication time | Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:00:47 GMT |
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The virtual worlds where robots are trained<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Freddo the robot in action at VsimByBen MorrisTechnology of Business EditorPublished2 minutes agoFreddo the robot walks across the office and takes a plastic bottled offered by a staff member.Given that a robot recently beat Usain Bolt's 100m sprint record, it's not the most startling achievement.But the speed by which Freddo has been trained to walk,…
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