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Teaching Robots the Shape of Reality: Hesai’s Kosmo turns real places into 3D assets

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Editor’s note: This article was written by Lucia, a TechNode reporter. Physical AI is moving beyond pre-programmed robots toward systems that can understand, decide, and adapt.

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