Robotics skeptic: garden weeding shows humanoid automation timelines are far too optimistic
jjvincent · x · 2026-09-09
In a thread on why humanoid automation timelines are years longer than hype suggests, jjvincent adds a personal challenge: weeding a garden. Recognizing weeds at different growth stages and tracing root systems through soil by hand, he argues, is something robots are unlikely to manage in under 5 years.
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