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Athletic feats are impressive, but useful robots must be able to adapt, recover from mistakes and handle the unexpected.
A robot may resemble a person, but it does not experience sport in the way humans
do.
Getting a robot to run 100m faster than Usain Bolt is impressive. But how about a humanoid that can make you a cup of tea in your own kitchen?
People who interact with expressive robots that make mistakes react with suspicion rather than seeing the bots as malfunctioning machines.
A robot butler sounds like a nice idea, but the technology has its drawbacks.
They’re not in our homes yet, but it might be just a matter of time as tech companies bet big on humanoid robots.
Even the best batteries fall far short of animal metabolism for energy storage. Fueling robots with ‘food’ could narrow the gap.
The technology behind ChatGPT could help put humanoid robots in homes and workplaces.
Can they be useful, or are humanoid robots an indulgent attempt to recreate ourselves?
Our tendency to view machines as people and become attached to them points to real risks of psychological entanglement with AI technology.
Humanoid robots could be useful in all kinds of situations, but the one Elon Musk unveiled last week is far from being ready to roll out.
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