Something Is Making Humanoid Robot Makers Worry: The Robots Suck

The Wall Street Journal’s Sean McLain reported Sunday on the recent Humanoids Summit in Mountain View, California held earlier this month. McLain seems to have come away with the impression that makers of robots are worried they’ve oversold a technology that, well, sucks. So far anyway. > another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

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— James Vincent (@jjvincent.bsky.social) December 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM ### Amazon Looks to Replace Pesky Paid Workers With Humanoid Bots That Don’t Need to Pee

The company that brought you workers forced to pee in a bottle is now bringing you robots that don't have to do that.

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