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Humanoid robotics challenges go beyond movement and servo motors. The hardest problems are often AI problems. Bringing intelligence into the physical world means dealing with gravity, friction, uncertainty, and real consequences. Mistakes can break hardware.This week on Neuron Live, we’re joined by Nikita Rudin, Co-founder and CEO of Flexion Robotics, to unpack what it actually takes to build intelligence for humanoid systems.What we’ll cover:🤖 Training control policies and perception models🧪 Bridging simulation and the real world (sim-to-real)🛠️ Robotics training pipelines and the embodied AI stack🔮 Where humanoid and physical AI is headed nextIf large language models are the brain in the cloud, what does intelligence look like when it has to walk, grasp, and not fall over?Expect a deep dive into embodied AI, physical AI, and the systems powering the next generation of humanoid robots.

Confused by AI Skills, Projects, Gems, Custom GPTs, and Agents?You're not alone. It's important to separate which is best for which use-case, because each has a place depending on what you're trying to get done. In this beginner-friendly live episode, we break down what these AI terms actually mean, who creates them, and when everyday users should use each one.Think of this as your plain-English map to the new AI assistant world:✅ Projects = places to organize ongoing work✅ Gems & Custom GPTs = reusable custom assistants✅ Skills = reusable instructions and workflows✅ Agents = AI systems that can take actions on your behalfBy the end of this live session, you'll understand the practical difference between creating a custom assistant, organizing work in a project, giving AI a repeatable skill, and letting an agent complete tasks for you.What You'll Learn:🔹 What an AI Skill is🔹 What an AI Project is🔹 What Google Gemini Gems are🔹 What Custom GPTs are🔹 What AI Agents are🔹 Which one beginners should start with🔹 The simple framework for choosing the right tool for your workflowGet beginner-friendly AI explainers, practical tutorials, and daily updates on what matters in AI.📩 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.theneuron.ai