>>13581825Technically it's just a money problem with a few years or decades for RND. From what I am seeing both atlas and the most promising hands are done via pretty bulky hydraulics. To get that down to size you may have to switch approach. Or use some soft muscle substitutes. Or maybe keep working with hydraulics.
A lot of this stuff is hard to mass produce and assemble. It seems the know how isn't there yet. And the complexity may rival that of a car. A bigger problem is that there is also no unified design of how you do it. If it looks too human there are problems. if it looks to none human it can lead to fear/regulation. It's just a lot of uncharted territory.
If any of the big players decided to work together it could speed things up. Because as it is, the know how isn't diffuse enough. Various of the big players seem to have a part of the puzzle. A collaboration could do a lot. Standardization and defining what this robot should be has already been started by Boston Dynamics, they are humanizing them to a strong degree. +Spot looks friendly. So a lot of headway is there. But in terms of humanoids. I think a big worry is public fear and alienation.
So really money, and compromise. Now that Tesla is on the ball. Expect products probably by 2025 targeting a premium market. I expect Tesla, Boston Dynamics, and Google to have a product out.
