humanoid robots
also referred to as: humanoid robot
4 statements across 3 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by Boris Soffman · across every show →
Everything said about humanoid robots, oldest first
Jan 2, 2019 bearish
Sofman: Pursuing humanoid robots is a flawed approach to robotics design
“This idea of trying to pursue humanoid robots, which particularly is common in like Asia and Japan, it almost feels like a flawed compass because You end up absorbing all of the limitations of humans and their perceived kind of intent where you're stuck by wha…”
Jan 2, 2019 positive
Touretzky: Tabletop robot end-user control unlocks useful humanoid domestic robotics
“If you can get vector to push little things around on the tabletop, and you can make it easy enough to express your intent that the average person who's not a computer science major can do that, then you can scale up to the humanoid robot that's gonna cook you…”
Oct 14, 2025 bullish
Oct 30, 2025 bullish
Baker: Debate between humanoid and non-humanoid robots is over
“Is it going to be humanoids or not humanoids? I think that debate is over because humanoids can kind of learn, you know, from watching YouTube videos, and then it's easier for a human being you know, to put on a suit and show the robot how to do it.”