Window-cleaning robots don't fear heights—but should humanoids operate them or climb ladders?
LukeW · x · 2026-09-14
LukeW shared footage of a window-cleaning robot working at height and raised an embodied-AI design question: when home humanoid robots arrive, should they learn to operate dedicated window bots, or learn to clean windows on a ladder themselves? It echoes the broader generalist-vs-specialist robotics debate.
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