Working definition
Embodied intelligence is a system that senses and acts via a physical body: the agent interacts with the environment to gather information, understand problems, decide, and execute actions. (Source: Embodied-AI-Guide.)
Unlike conversational disembodied AI (e.g., ChatGPT), Embodied AI emphasizes navigating complexity and uncertainty in the physical world—a key path toward AGI. (Source: Liu et al., arXiv:2407.06886.)
Disembodied vs embodied
| Type | Environment | Physical entity | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disembodied AI | Cyberspace | None | ChatGPT, RoboGPT |
| Embodied AI | Physical space | Robots, cars, devices | RT-1 / RT-2 / RT-H |
ABC framing
Literature often describes agents via AI brain (world / multimodal models), Body (actuators), and Cross-modal sensors.