“The potential for innovation and development in the field of human-robot collaboration is vast,” Meta adds. “With PARTNR, we want to reimagine robots as future partners, and not just agents, and jump start research in this exciting field.”
Age tech holds a lot of potential for the category. Labrador’s automated serving cart, for example, offers insight into ways technology might assist older people who continue to live independently. However, many advances of the variety Meta is aiming to address will be required before such systems gain mainstream acceptance.