The world might seem to be on the brink of a humanoid-robot heyday. [B]reakthroughs in artificial intelligence promise the type of capable, general-purpose robots previously seen only in science fictionโrobots that can do things like assemble cars, care for patients, or tidy our homes, all without being given specialized instructions.
Yet recent progress has arguably been more about style than substance. Advancements in AI have undoubtedly made robots easier to train, but they have yet to enable them to truly sense their surroundings, โthinkโ of what to do next, and carry out those decisions in the way some viral videos might imply…. The futuristic looks of such humanoids, which usually borrow from dystopian Hollywood sci-fi tropes like screens for faces, sharp eyes, and towering, metallic forms, suggest the robots are more capable than they often are.
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