Ashish Kumar, a former AI lead for Tesla's Optimus humanoid robots, has co-founded a startup called Intelligent Machines. The San Francisco-based company is developing non-humanoid robots for tasks in manufacturing and aerospace that are typically done by highly skilled workers. It has hired several former members of Tesla's Optimus team and is raising a seed round that could reach around $100 million. The startup uses reinforcement learning to teach robots complex tasks.
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