Robots at Home: Are Teleoperated Humanoids Really as Scary as They Seem?

Humanoid robots have officially arrived… sort of. Companies are wheeling out sleek, expensive prototypes with human-like limbs, while cooing PR departments promise a future where your home is co-managed by a machine that never gets tired or complains about doing the dishes and other chores.

But for now, most of these Android assistants are still glorified puppets, controlled in real-time by human operators. It’s called teleoperation, and it’s stirring up all sorts of discomfort.

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