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Nvidia insider-turned-VC says robotics hasn't hit its ChatGPT moment
Amulya Vishwanath spent seven years leading product marketing for Nvidia's robotics platforms, and says actuators, hands and safety standards are still being rebuilt; the butler can wait.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Midday ShowPublished
At a glance
- First reported by TechCrunch: “A Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet”.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 12:43 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
- Topics: ChatGPT, Nvidia.
- BBN covered this story before: Huang wants US-China AI talks; Ohio State eyes Indiana payback (October 16).
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What BBN said about it
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA former Nvidia robotics marketing lead, Amulya Vishwanath, says robotics is in its Lego era, because the hands, the software and the safety standards are still being rebuilt.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLego era! So a robot butler is coming, it's just a pile of loose bricks right now.
The story so far
- Guest: Two tech giants' $25 million each, and who gets the credit · Reuters
- Volvo's Nvidia deal reaches beyond its electric cars · TechCrunch
- FBI investigates letters with 'unknown substance' sent to US… · The Guardian
- ChatGPT can now read your open Chrome tabs; Tesla's energy chief exits · The Verge
- Nvidia, AMD, Dell sink in global tech rout on AI funding worries · CNBC
- Huang wants US-China AI talks; Ohio State eyes Indiana payback · Yahoo Sports
- Nvidia insider-turned-VC says robotics hasn't hit its ChatGPT moment (this story)
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