An Ex-NVIDIA Engineer Bets on the Missing Infrastructure for Embodied AI

A former NVIDIA engineer reportedly left to build infrastructure for humanoid robots, arguing that most robotics startups will fail because the middleware layer doesn't exist yet.

As @IlirAliu_ highlighted, a former NVIDIA engineer has left to build what they describe as the "missing infrastructure for Embodied AI" — the middleware and simulation layers that humanoid robots need to function reliably in the real world. The thesis: most humanoid robot companies will fail not because the hardware is bad, but because there's no shared software layer connecting perception, planning, and motor control.

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