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The Download: AI roadblocks for humanoids and portable rubber dams

MIT Technology Review's weekday newsletter The Download covers why AI breakthroughs in robotics are argued unlikely to change daily life any time soon, even as hype around humanoid robots reaches fever pitch, and also features portable rubber dams.

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