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How can LLMs transform the robotic design process?

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We show that large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, can guide the robot design process, on both the conceptual and technical level, and we propose new human–AI co-design strategies and their societal implications.

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Fig. 1: Design pipeline.
Fig. 2: An AI model designed this robotic gripper.
Fig. 3: Opportunities and risks of human–LLM design collaboration.

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  1. CREATE Lab, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Francesco Stella & Josie Hughes

  2. Department of Cognitive Robotics, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands

    Francesco Stella & Cosimo Della Santina

  3. Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Wessling, Germany

    Cosimo Della Santina

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Stella, F., Della Santina, C. & Hughes, J. How can LLMs transform the robotic design process?. Nat Mach Intell 5, 561–564 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-023-00669-7

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