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Built the "body" side of an AI-controlled figure: a rig you can grab and move like a real joint, not sliders

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Most AI embodiment work I see is about the brain, the LLM deciding what to do. I've been working on the other half: a Unity rig where every joint on an articulated humanoid is a real control target, grabbable and movable directly, and structured so an AI can drive the same targets instead of a hand…

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  1. 2026-08-30 02:03 · r/artificial
    Built the "body" side of an AI-controlled figure: a rig you can grab and move like a real joint, not sliders

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