How is Nvidia Betting Big on Reinforcement Learning for Robot Control?

Sense Think Act Podcast

In this episode of the Sense Think Act Podcast, we’re joined by Amit Goel, Head of Embedded Edge AI Product Management and Robotics Ecosystem at Nvidia. Amit shares his insights on the challenges and promise of robotics, Nvidia’s approach to business, and the future of robotics and Nvidia. Tune in to learn about the value of business school, reinforcement learning, and where early adopters should start.
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– NVIDIA’s website: https://www.nvidia.com/en–us/}
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OUTLINE:
– (0:00:00) Start
– (0:08:43) Value of Business School
– (0:11:01) Being Leaders in Fundamental Technology
– (0:20:19) Nvidia’s Approach to Business
– (0:24:26) The Challenges and Promise of Robotics
– (0:28:23) Omniverse and Physics Simulation
– (0:35:35) Reinforcement Learning
– (0:39:43) Making a Bet on Reinforcement Learning for Control
– (0:47:14) GPUs
– (0:51:40) Working With the ROS 2 Community
– (0:56:07) Future of Robotics and Nvidia
– (1:01:33) Advice for Person Starting their Career
– (1:04:35) Where Should Early Adopters Start?
– (1:07:14) Links and Contact Info
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