Why does it matter?
Physical automation would move AI's effects from screens into factories, logistics, and daily life.
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The new robots match or exceed human dexterity for most movement types. Steve Wozniak’s Coffee Test—can a robot enter an unfamiliar house and make a cup of coffee?—finally falls. Robots could take some jobs, but there aren’t enough to take everybody’s, and the Pentagon gets first priority.
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