Why Embodied AI Projects Fail to Land — It's Not the Model, It's That You're Only Looking at the Model
Most embodied AI projects fail to land because teams fixate on model sophistication while neglecting data pipelines and robot hardware. This article proposes a four-step methodology: define hardware and task boundaries first, build data pipelines before large models, prioritize iterability over architectural elegance, and replace demo success rates with closed-loop metrics.