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Domestic robot costs $20k and requires remote operators to watch your home and control the robot

If you like the idea of letting strangers watch your home through your robot's eyes, here's a deal for you: 1X Technologies ...
Road to VR

In-home Helper Robot ‘NEO’ Uses Remote VR Operators to Help with Chores

NEO is a humanoid robot from Palo Alto-based robotics startup 1X that could one day autonomously help out around your home.

Inside the race to train AI robots how to act human in the real world

Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...
Futurism

As Tesla Struggles to Make Self-Driving Work, It’s Hiring a Team to Remote-Control Its Robotaxis

For better or worse, Tesla — under the direction of Elon Musk — is serious about its robotaxi ambitions. And so it’s preparing to use the same sneaky trick that its competitors use to make their cars ...