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Exactly!

• OnlineGladiator 7y ago
  What most people think of when they think of robots though are machines that can adapt to their environments - usually humanoid, but definitely dynamic. Dishwashers and washing machines are essentially mechatronic, and while they have sensors to adjust for varying loads they aren't really reactive like people expect from a "robot." The only thing that really fits the descriptions is the robot vacuum cleaner, because it will work in an environment designed for humans (sort of, they're known to work in limited use cases). The Boston Dynamics Spot robot would also be considered a robot, but it's obviously too expensive for consumers and I suspect it will struggle due to limited usability. Humanoid robots are still completely within the realm of R&D and not really commercializable yet. So what I mean when I say robot, is a machine that can adapt to a human-oriented environment and fulfill a task with some level of competence that people don't consider it useless. And right now we basically have vacuums, and are a long, long way away from getting much more.