Generalist - The Dark Matter of Robotics: Physical Commonsense
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It should exist. It’s everywhere. And yet — hard to pin down.
Generalist - The Dark Matter of Robotics: Physical Commonsense The Dark Matter of Robotics: Physical Commonsense Idea January 29, 2026 Andy Zeng and the Generalist Team 6 min read Listen Table of Contents Introduction Easy for humans, hard for machines Why models trained on the Internet don't get physical commonsense Physical commonsense is learned through physical experience Data can create commonsense - if it's the right data Early signs of physical commonsense Physical commonsense is more than low-level control Back to Blog It should exist. It's everywhere. And yet - hard to pin down. The n
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