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Ex‑NVIDIA exec Amulya Vishwanath says robotics is in a 'Lego era' and hasn't had a ChatGPT moment
Amulya Vishwanath, who led product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms for seven years and is now founder and managing partner at Techable VC, told TechCrunch’s Equity podcast that robotics remains in a "Lego era" with core components like actuators, hands, software and safety still being rebuilt, and that it hasn’t had a single-foundation‑model "ChatGPT moment." Her view contrasts with proponents who expect general foundation models to rapidly consolidate specialized robotics work.
KEY POINTS
- Amulya Vishwanath, who led product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms for seven years and is now founder and managing partner at Techable VC, told TechCrunch’s Equity podcast that robotics remains in a "Lego era" with core components like actuators, hands, software and safety still being rebuilt, and that it hasn’t had a single-foundation‑model "ChatGPT moment." Her view contrasts with proponents who expect general foundation models to rapidly consolidate specialized robotics work.
- Her perspective matters for founders and investors because it signals that robotics remains componentized and that many startup opportunities remain in building hardware, software and safety infrastructure rather than expecting a single foundation model to simplify the field.
- A Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet
WHY IT MATTERS
Her perspective matters for founders and investors because it signals that robotics remains componentized and that many startup opportunities remain in building hardware, software and safety infrastructure rather than expecting a single foundation model to simplify the field.