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Are consumers ready for humanoid robots?

Humanoid robots are more impressive than ever before. Not long ago they would barely manage a few steps on stage before falling over but now they are chasing wild boars off the streets in Warsaw and s

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You should mention the 1x humanoid will not be doing chores autonomously out of the box. 1X mentioned that will come at a later update.
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If it can keep me out of a nursing home, I am all for it.
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can they make a mascot type or plushie type life size robot that can just sit around like a decoration
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We need reboot Gladiators with robots. It’ll be bigger than UFC
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This report was discussing physical stuff, which makes sense becase robots are physical. However, when you put a chatbot into your robot, and add agentic AI, the robot transforms into your personal asdistant. THAT is when the hone usebwill take off.
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Remember when a flat screen 55” TV was 25k $ …
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Where can I sign up to be the first person to get a housekeeping robot? Compared to what human domestic servants cost nowadays, those robots look like a bargain. And they are on duty call 24/7.
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There is speculation in about 20 years from now robots in the home and the work place will be fairly common. There are robots that can do specific complicated tasks, but they are very expensive. There are robots that can be used for military operations with great accuracy. There are many manufactures using robotic assembly of specific parts of products especially in the auto industry. There are companies using robots for moving inventory around in large warehouses. These machines can work 24/7 and only stopping to recharge their batteries.
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There's only one likely use case for a true humanoid robot: "companion"-bot
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Edward Warchocki byku! 🇵🇱
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I was ready when I had toy robots. I'm ready now, because it's the same toy robot
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Interesting discussion on robotics and AI. How do you see trust shaping the adoption of robots in everyday settings??
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@CC-jy4gr From YouTube ↗ 21 Jun 2026 5
The question is not are consumers ready for robots but are robots ready to wipe consumers asses?
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Giving off strong 1970s Dr Who vibes.
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One day soon somebody is going to set up a recruitment agency hiring out humanoid robots. Then Adecco, Brook Street and others will have some serious competition.
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People have been dreaming about "automatons" and " artificial beings" for centuries,even thousands of years.

Damn right were "ready"!
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We need robots to assist elderly people and help them keep their dignity.
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That red one doing the running reminded me of Maximilian out of the movie The Black Hole.
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The day a robot can fully clean my kitchen and bathrooms is when I will be ready to pay for one.