Step one is telepresence for toil, allowing long distance labor arbitrage: https://cybernews.com/ai-news/watney-robots-fold-your-laundry/ https://cybernews.com

Step one is telepresence for toil, allowing long distance labor arbitrage: https://cybernews.com/ai-news/watney-robots-fold-your-laundry/ https://cybernews.com/ai-news/watney-robots-fold-your-laundr... Step zero is purpose built robots, since the human form isn't necessary for most repetitive tasks: https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-robotics-robots-fulfillment-center https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/operations/amazon-robotics-... What I was referring to though is that the Boston Dynamics dogs and Sony spaceman efforts of a decade ago have iterated faster than thought when those predictions were made: https://cybernews.com/science/humanoid-robot-dance/ https://cybernews.com/science/humanoid-robot-dance/ But here's an example where it's coming together, and this was the specific robot I had in mind when I said "they're here": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3J250fr_V4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3J250fr_V4