Humanoid robots are here, but they're a little awkward. Do we really need them? – Winnipeg Free Press
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While the latest artificial intelligence craze has sparked another wave of investments in the quest to build a humanoid, most of the current prototypes are clumsy and impractical, looking better in staged performances than in real life. "The intention is not to start from the beginning and say, ‘Hey, we’re trying to make a robot look like a person,’" said Jonathan Hurst, co-founder and chief robot officer at Agility Robotics. “We’re trying to make robots that can operate in human spaces.”
Building a robot that's both humanlike and useful is a decadesold engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction. While the latest artificial
Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock says “There’s not enough people doing these jobs, so the market’s massive ... we can sell millions of humanoids, billions maybe.”
While the latest artificial intelligence craze has sparked another wave of investments in the quest to build a humanoid, most of the current prototypes are clumsy and impractical