"But the commercial boom in artificial intelligence has lit a spark under long-simmering visions to build humanoid robots that can move their mechanical bodies like humans and do things that people do. Alaoui, founder of the Humanoids Summit, gathered more than 2,000 people this week, including top robotics engineers from Disney, Google, and dozens of startups, to showcase their technology and debate what it will take to accelerate a nascent industry."
"Disney's contribution to the field, a walking robotic version of "Frozen" character Olaf, will be roaming on its own through Disneyland theme parks in Hong Kong and Paris early next year. Entertaining and highly complex robots that resemble a human - or a snowman - are already here, but the timeline for "general purpose" robots that are a productive member of a workplace or household is farther away."
Robots were long seen as a poor investment because they are complicated, capital-intensive, and considered "boring" by many venture investors. A commercial boom in artificial intelligence has renewed efforts to build humanoid robots capable of humanlike movement and everyday tasks. The Humanoids Summit brought over 2,000 engineers and startups, including talent from Disney and Google, to showcase technologies and debate industry acceleration. Some researchers expect humanoids or other physical AI embodiments to become common, though timelines vary. Entertainment robots like a walking Olaf will appear in Disneyland parks, yet truly general-purpose workplace or household robots remain farther off amid continued skepticism.
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