General-purpose robots remain rare not for a lack of hardware but because we still can’t give machines the physical intuition humans learn through experience
In Westworld, humanoid robots pour drinks and ride horses. In Star Wars, “droids” are as ordinary as appliances. That’s the future I keep expecting when I watch the Internet’s new favorite genre: robots dancing, kickboxing or doing parkour. But then … [5619 chars]
Source: Scientific American | Published: 2025-12-13T12:00:00Z
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