AI breakthroughs in robotics won't change your life any time soon

MIT Technology Review and Aventine examine why humanoid robots like Tesla's Optimus remain far from everyday use despite Musk's prediction of public sales by end of 2027. Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics controls the ALOHA 2 bimanual platform to perform multi-step tasks, but researchers including Yann LeCun argue current AI cannot master the physical world's variability.