Can a $55,000-plus robot load the dishwasher? Inside my afternoon with two humanoid housekeepers.
Reported by MarketWatch · marketwatch.com ·
Tau Robotics’ humanoids vacuumed my floors and wiped my counters — with some help from humans behind the scenes
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