Robots Have a Small Problem: They Completely Suck
Victor Tangermann
created: Jan. 17, 2026, 12:30 p.m. | updated: Jan. 27, 2026, 11:32 a.m.
But how much longer we’ll have to wait until a utopian future full of actually useful humanoid robots materializes remains a major point of contention.
The chaotic nature of the event highlights major pain points plaguing the current crop of humanoid robot makers.
As the Wall Street Journal reported last month, even insiders are worried that making the transition from building humanoid robots to actually making them do useful things may take a lot longer than promised.
That’s especially true for any robots making use of AI, as hallucinations and other glitches with the tech continue to be major issues.
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