Critic says the humanoid demo looks unrealistic because staged AMRs hide the real bottleneck
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-07-21
A reply argues the demo may be constrained by staged AMRs and by the humanoid waiting a few seconds for a new console, making the setup look less realistic than it appears. The commenter says the far-away destination slot feels like a classic “BS demo” and calls out takt time as the real issue.
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