TechnologyAugust 17, 2026

embodied

im-BOD-eed

Definition

Referring to AI systems that are housed within a physical form, such as a robot, allowing them to perceive, interact with, and operate in the physical world.

Etymology

Derived from the prefix 'em-' meaning 'in or into' and the noun 'body', the word entered English in the 16th century to describe the act of giving a physical form or material existence to something.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe a field of AI focused on robots that must perform tasks in physical environments, rather than just processing data in a virtual or digital space.

ACE Robotics takes aim at embodied AI's data problem

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Computer Weekly

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