"By the time the humanoid robots arrived at the Humanoids Summit at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, on December 11, the registration line had already extended downstairs to the lobby. Controlled by accompanying human handlers, the humanoids were herded into the elevator, sparing them the challenge of climbing the stairs to the mezzanine registration desk. "No one shows you climbing stairs when it comes to these humanoids," observed Abhinav Gupta, co-founder of Skild AI, during a presentation later that morning."
"That's a slight exaggeration. Humanoid robots are ready for marketing and experimentation. In promotional videos, they perform impressive, potentially useful feats. But commercial deployment at scale will take decades, even if persistent technical challenges like manual dexterity may be solved sooner. The technology isn't yet good enough, the cost remains too high, and organizations need to figure out how to use them. More work needs to be done on safety, and people aren't yet ready to accept them."
Humanoid robots attended the Humanoids Summit in Mountain View on December 11 with handlers guiding them into an elevator to avoid stairs at registration. Skild AI demonstrated a foundation model that helps robots climb stairs and step over unstable terrain. A VC-backed summit chair called locomotion a solved problem, though that remark is a slight exaggeration. Humanoids are ready for marketing and experimentation and perform impressive feats in promotional videos. Broad commercial deployment will take decades because technology is imperfect, costs remain high, safety needs more work, and public acceptance is limited. McKinsey presenters noted low automation in US factories and much higher robot installations in China; interest and investment have surged.
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