Atlas · C04 · Body
Physical sensing (touch, smell, taste, balance)
Judging the world through touch, texture, temperature, smell, taste and balance.
AI Reliable score
2 / 10
Beginner level · peak 4 · trend ↑ · grade C
Why this score
Visuo-tactile manipulation benchmarks only appeared in 2026 (research stage). Electronic noses exist for narrow uses. No evidence of general human-level touch or smell judgement at work.
On the human scale
2Beginner. Detects contact or pressure ← AI today
4Average adult. Average adult: texture, temperature, spoiled-food smell, balance
6Competent pro. Professional: diagnoses by feel, sound or smell (mechanic, chef)
8Expert. Expert: sommelier, tactile diagnosis (physiotherapist)
10Best humans. Best human senses
Future warning
At its best, AI already reaches 4 on this capability. Peak results are never counted in the index; they show where the water may rise next.
Evidence
Visuo-tactile manipulation benchmarks (Bench2Dex, RoboMNI)C
E04 · 2026-09
- Measures
- Touch-based perception and dexterous manipulation
- AI result
- New research benchmarks; no production evidence of human-level touch.
- Humans
- Not established
- On our scale
- Research stage: Reliable 2.
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History
First reading: Atlas v0.1, 5 Nov 2026. Every later change will be listed here with its reason.
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