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NVIDIA veteran Amulya Vishwanath backs 'physical AI' beyond robots through Techable VC
Amulya Vishwanath, who led product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms for seven years, has founded Techable VC and is writing early checks into what she calls 'physical AI' — covering robotics, materials science and life sciences. She argues physical AI includes molecules, materials and medicines as well as machines, and rejects the idea that a single general foundation model will instantly produce a ChatGPT-style breakthrough for robotics.
KEY POINTS
- Amulya Vishwanath, who led product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms for seven years, has founded Techable VC and is writing early checks into what she calls 'physical AI' — covering robotics, materials science and life sciences.
- She argues physical AI includes molecules, materials and medicines as well as machines, and rejects the idea that a single general foundation model will instantly produce a ChatGPT-style breakthrough for robotics.
- Signals a VC thesis and funding momentum that broadens 'physical AI' beyond pure robotics, shaping where startups and capital flow in hardware-linked AI domains.
WHY IT MATTERS
Signals a VC thesis and funding momentum that broadens 'physical AI' beyond pure robotics, shaping where startups and capital flow in hardware-linked AI domains.