But doesn’t that make the value in these human-y robots, simply impressing humans? I’m fine with theatrics and awe being the main purpose, but it’s really just

But doesn’t that make the value in these human-y robots, simply impressing humans? I’m fine with theatrics and awe being the main purpose, but it’s really just the front end to get humans speaking to a hunk of metal without feeling weird. What difference does it make in utility if it was a screen with some 3D model talking back at you? That’s a lot easier to make feel “human”. And now you’ve freed up the design of the robot behind the scenes that actually does the task to be shaped in whatever format is useful. Is the retail space going to get similar value from the robot once the initial “oh wow robot cool” factor wears off?