Researchers: Humanoid Robots Still Years Away From Replacing Human Workers Due to Adaptability Limits
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Summary
AI-powered humanoid robots, while increasingly capable, remain years away from replacing human workers due to significant limitations in adaptability, reliability, and real-world performance. Researchers point out that robots still struggle to adapt to changing conditions and unexpected situations, making them unsuitable for many jobs despite impressive demonstrations of basic tasks like cleaning and package sorting.
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Oliver Obst, an associate professor of robotics at the Australia based University of New South Wales, told Cointelegraph that repetitive jobs such as ph...
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