--- title: An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit... description: A former Nvidia robotics product marketing lead turned VC, Amulya Vishwanath, argues robotics is still in its foundational 'Lego era,' with basics like... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/an-nvidia-insider-turned-vc-on-why-robotics-hasn-t-hit-its-chatgpt-moment-yet-blhqsgika twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet | daily.dev og:description: A former Nvidia robotics product marketing lead turned VC, Amulya Vishwanath, argues robotics is still in its foundational 'Lego era,' with basics like... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/an-nvidia-insider-turned-vc-on-why-robotics-hasn-t-hit-its-chatgpt-moment-yet-blhqsgika og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/bLhqsGIKa.png og:image:alt: An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A former Nvidia robotics product marketing lead turned VC, Amulya Vishwanath, argues robotics is still in its foundational 'Lego era,' with basics like actuators, robotic hands, safety standards, and software still being built out. She pushes back on the idea that a single general foundation model will soon deliver robotics its own ChatGPT moment, a view held by others like General Intuition's CEO. The discussion, from TechCrunch's Equity podcast, also covers her move from Nvidia to founding Techable VC, an early-stage firm investing in physical AI across robotics, materials science, and life sciences. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Is robotics close to having its own ChatGPT moment powered by a general foundation model? Not yet, according to a former Nvidia robotics product marketing leader turned VC. Amulya Vishwanath argues robotics is still in a foundational 'Lego era,' where basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards are still being rebuilt before any general foundation model could make specialized robotics work redundant. _Developers tracking physical AI progress follow debates like this one on daily.dev._ ### What does Techable VC invest in? Techable VC is an early-stage venture firm founded by Amulya Vishwanath, a former seven-year Nvidia robotics platforms product marketing lead, that invests in physical AI across robotics, materials science, and life sciences. _Founders evaluating early-stage physical AI investors can keep tabs on firms like this via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Ex-Nvidia-turned-VC Amulya Vishwanath: ‘Physical AI is in it’s LEGO era’](https://daily.dev/posts/ex-nvidia-turned-vc-amulya-vishwanath-physical-ai-is-in-it-s-lego-era--n9qo6nfj9) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [This startup thinks robotics is about to have its ChatGPT moment](https://daily.dev/posts/this-startup-thinks-robotics-is-about-to-have-its-chatgpt-moment-rovzaavdf) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#venture-capital](https://daily.dev/tags/venture-capital), [#nvidia](https://daily.dev/tags/nvidia), [#robotics](https://daily.dev/tags/robotics) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/an-nvidia-insider-turned-vc-on-why-robotics-hasn-t-hit-its-chatgpt-moment-yet-blhqsgika) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/an-nvidia-insider-turned-vc-on-why-robotics-hasn-t-hit-its-chatgpt-moment-yet-blhqsgika","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/an-nvidia-insider-turned-vc-on-why-robotics-hasn-t-hit-its-chatgpt-moment-yet-blhqsgika"},"datePublished":"2026-10-16T16:35:17.625Z","dateModified":"2026-10-16T18:41:01.369Z","description":"A former Nvidia robotics product marketing lead turned VC, Amulya Vishwanath, argues robotics is still in its foundational 'Lego era,' with basics like...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/db21374895d4cd73ab23561c1c09cbae?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/db21374895d4cd73ab23561c1c09cbae?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/an-nvidia-insider-turned-vc-on-why-robotics-hasn-t-hit-its-chatgpt-moment-yet-blhqsgika","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai,venture-capital,nvidia,robotics","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"An Nvidia insider-turned-VC on why robotics hasn’t hit its ChatGPT moment, yet"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/an-nvidia-insider-turned-vc-on-why-robotics-hasn-t-hit-its-chatgpt-moment-yet-blhqsgika#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is robotics close to having its own ChatGPT moment powered by a general foundation model?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Not yet, according to a former Nvidia robotics product marketing leader turned VC. 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