MIT Roboticist Criticizes Elon Musk's Humanoid Robot Vision as 'Pure Fantasy'

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An MIT roboticist, Rodney Brooks, criticizes the feasibility of humanoid robots as assistants, dismissing current efforts and investments as 'pure fantasy,' and predicts future robots will look very different from humans, with significant technological and coordination challenges remaining.
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