Humanoid robot designs, especially complex hands, increase engineering difficulty, slowing production and undermining robustness, efficiency, and scalability for real-world tasks.
An MIT roboticist who cofounded Roomba maker iRobot says investors pouring billions into humanoid robots is a mistake: 'pure fantasy thinking' | Fortune
Humanoid robots lack the tactile dexterity and coordination needed, making large investments unlikely to yield general-purpose humanoid assistants.
An MIT roboticist who cofounded Roomba maker iRobot says investors pouring billions into humanoid robots is a mistake: 'pure fantasy thinking' | Fortune