What’s The Reality Behind The Humanoid Robot Hype?

<p>Videos of humanoid robots dancing, <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/humanoid-robots-reality/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">doing cartwheels,</a> putting clothes in a washing machine, and serving drinks are all over social media. And tech CEOs are telling us to prepare for the forthcoming humanoid army that’s going to totally change our lives for the better.</p><p>But what’s real? Where are we with this technology? Are these humanoids robots ready to take washing the dishes off our plates, or work beside us in warehouses?</p><p>Tech journalist James Vincent became an expert on the subject when he toured humanoid robot factories and rubbed shoulders with robots themselves for a <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/humanoid-robots-reality/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank">feature story</a> he wrote for <i>Harper’s Magazine</i>. He joins Host Flora Lichtman with perspective on the ...