Y Combinator Startup Podcast
Robot-Use Agents: Why General-Purpose Models May Win in Robotics
September 26, 2026·29 min·5-min readconversationaltechnology
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The podcast explores how large language models (LLMs) are being leveraged to control robots, marking a shift toward general-purpose 'robot use agents.' Founders of Waddle Labs and RoboCurve discuss how advancements in code-as-policies, in-context learning, and pre-training on diverse data
The podcast explores how large language models (LLMs) are being leveraged to control robots, marking a shift toward general-purpose 'robot use agents.' Founders of Waddle Labs and RoboCurve discuss how advancements in code-as-policies, in-context learning, and pre-training on diverse data
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founders of Waddle Labs, founders of RoboCurve
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Philip IsolaHan MeiJay
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Waddle LabsRoboCurve
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Astra
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RT2Voyager
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Artificial IntelligenceLarge Language ModelsMachine LearningRoboticsSoftware EngineeringStartupsTech News
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