Humanoid robots enter factories, but proving task completion remains unsolved
As humanoid robots take on factory tasks like packing and sorting, engineers still struggle to verify exactly when a task is complete, with one analysis breaking down a 30-second teppanyaki stall operation. Commentators raise the 'Chinese room' problem in physical AI, arguing that internal reports do not equal real-world completion and must be backed by independent devices the system cannot manipulate.
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