Why Language Models Won't Save Humanoid Robots Just Yet
We live in an era where technological hype moves faster than actual engineering. Every few weeks, a new demonstration drops online showing a bipedal robot folding laundry, walking up stairs, or delicately handling fragile objects. Naturally, the internet goes wild. Observers immediately assume we are months away from having a robotic butler in every suburban kitchen. According to a recent discussion highlighted in MIT Technology Review regarding AI bottlenecks in robotics, that optimism might…