Theverge iconThevergeSep 2, 2026

The robot butler dream doesn’t have legs

The idea of humanoid robots running our homes has been the stuff of science fiction for years. Unlike hoverboards and self-tying sneakers, a robot housekeeper has never felt close to rolling into our homes.

The robot butler dream doesn’t have legs

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The idea of humanoid robots running our homes has been the stuff of science fiction for years.

Unlike hoverboards and self-tying sneakers, a robot housekeeper has never felt close to rolling into our homes.

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The idea of humanoid robots running our homes has been the stuff of science fiction for years. Unlike hoverboards and self-tying sneakers, a robot housekeeper has never felt close to rolling into our homes. This has been the year of the humanoid robot.

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This has been the year of the humanoid robot. At CES, there were dozens of human-shaped bots on […]

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