ChatGPT Unleashed: Robotics Meets NLP
Boston Dynamics has taken the world by storm with its versatile and agile robot dog named Spot, equipped with advanced cameras and sensors, making it an ideal choice for a broad range of applications. But, until recently, its ability to communicate was limited to its actions. However, Levatas, an automated industrial inspection solution provider, has found a way to give Spot a voice by connecting it to the ChatGPT API.
The ChatGPT API, which is capable of processing large amounts of data and providing alternate representations of it, can convert spoken requests to text and forward the text-based responses to Google's Text-to-Speech service for natural-sounding speech.
Levatas had a more substantial goal in mind than just chatting with Spot; the team wanted to be able to retrieve information from Spot after it returned from an inspection mission. By feeding a JSON file of the collected data and a description of how to interpret it into the ChatGPT API, the team was able to ask Spot mission-specific questions and receive precise answers.
With this system in place, Spot can also be controlled by speech. Simple spoken requests like "turn 90 degrees" or "back up" can be interpreted and executed using Spot's onboard sensing and control systems.
This project highlights the capabilities of large language models like ChatGPT when paired with mobile robotic platforms, and the implications of such combinations for a wide range of use cases. While some may still have concerns about the arrival of a real-life T-1000-like machine, Underfitted, a popular YouTuber, reminded us that most data scientists are still figuring out how to split their tabular datasets.
Overall, the integration of robotics and natural language processing demonstrates the significant strides that have taken place in the field of robotics, and the potential for even more exciting innovations in the future.
What other applications can you see for ChatGPT-powered robotics? Share your thoughts in the comments!
Reference: Hackster.io
