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A cocktail-making humanoid demo raises questions about what counts as autonomy
A user who filmed the robot at IROS ’26 in Pittsburgh says it looks autonomous at first glance, but a wider view reveals teleoperation. He calls for clearer disclosure of human control in robot demos.
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A user says his video of a cocktail-making humanoid at IROS ’26 shows how easily teleoperation can look like autonomy. He argues that demos should make the extent of human control clear. Even a demo described as autonomous, he says, may not show whether a robot can handle different tasks, objects or environments.
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