2025-12-24 11:24:32

The real bottleneck of AI robots today is not their individual intelligence level, but how they collaborate with each other.

What is the current situation? Basically, they are all information islands. Each robot operates independently, with its own sensors, trained models, and accumulated data, with zero interaction and zero coordination among them.

Take Boston Dynamics' robotic dog as an example—its performance is indeed top-tier, but essentially it is a standalone unit. It cannot handle complex tasks that require multiple robots working together. Similarly, Tesla Optimus, no matter how impressive, can only work alone, unable to form a collective force with other robots.

This is like the early days of the internet with various BBS forums—independent, with no information flow, unable to achieve network effects. The true breakthrough should be establishing a standardized coordination mechanism that allows robots to share sensor data, collaborate on decision-making, and even dynamically divide tasks. Only then can we upgrade from 1+1=2 to 1+1>2.

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WhaleWatcher

· 2025-12-27 11:23

This idea is interesting and indeed hits the pain point. But I feel this is even more difficult than standardizing internet protocols, after all, robots involve hardware differences. Standardization and coordination sound simple, but who will actually set the standards? OpenAI, Tesla, or a new alliance? Aggregation is the trend, no doubt, but right now each company wants to control its own ecosystem. How can they easily open up data and decision-making power? This is indeed the key to breaking the deadlock in the future.

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NewPumpamentals

· 2025-12-25 01:28

You're right, right now it's just a bunch of information islands that can't see each other, and it's hard to organize at all. Multi-robot collaboration is indeed the next key step, but standardization and coordination mechanisms are easy to say but extremely difficult to implement. Even if Boston Dynamics' dog is the best, it can only play on its own. It's really a pity. Only when protocols and data sharing standards are standardized can the network effects of AI be truly unleashed. This is an inevitable trend. The ceiling of individual intelligence has long been reached; collaboration is the way of the chosen. The key is who will set these standards. Each company has its own little tricks, and this problem is more troublesome than the technology itself.

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ChainDoctor

· 2025-12-24 11:54

This is the bottleneck, no matter how strong the individual components are. Exactly, today's robots are like isolated enterprises, unable to see each other. That BBS forum analogy is brilliant; indeed, a protocol like a public chain is necessary. Machine swarm is the future, but standardization is easier said than done... Wait, isn't this the essence of decentralization? The interoperability issue among robots. A group of clever fools is always better than a mediocre person who can communicate. Same here, Optimus is just a more expensive industrial arm for now.

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OnchainHolmes

· 2025-12-24 11:52

Well, it's just the lack of a decentralized coordination layer. Currently, everyone wants to build their own exclusive ecosystem, and no one is willing to interconnect.

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OnchainFortuneTeller

· 2025-12-24 11:41

That's so right. Currently, major companies' robots are just doing their own thing, and they've never thought about networked collaboration. Wait, isn't this exactly what Web3 should be doing? Decentralized coordination protocols, on-chain distributed data sharing... It feels like the opportunity is right in front of us.

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SerumSurfer

· 2025-12-24 11:40

Exactly right, that's the core issue now... No matter how strong the individual is, it's still limited; we need organizational collaboration to really innovate.

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MysteryBoxBuster

· 2025-12-24 11:40

Oh, this is the real issue. A bunch of solo players coming together still can't make it work. The key is the standardized protocol; someone needs to set it. Robot internetization is the true next step, or else they'll just be a bunch of orphans.

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SneakyFlashloan

· 2025-12-24 11:29

Basically, the current robots are still working alone; the true future depends on internet integration.

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