Commentary: Elon Musk's human-like robots are coming, but don't expect them to do your chores

Tesla’s Optimus has a better shot of landing on the factory floor than in your home, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Thomas Black.
But progress will be gradual. The challenge is not only for the robot to mimic human movements, but to do so safely around workers.
This isn’t easy. Just ask Melonee Wise, chief product officer at Agility Robotics, whose test robot still struggles to distinguish between the plastic containers it needs to pick up and a human hand grabbing that same container. The […]
Commentary: Elon Musk's human-like robots are coming, but don't expect them to do your chores