Posted Sep 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM UTCJYoutubeEveryone’s talking about home robots. But they still can’t do anything.The buzz at IFA was all around robotics — humanoids, quadrupeds, and wheeled bots designed to be household helpers and companions. I was on a panel (watch it here) where roboticists and entrepreneurs insisted that in five years everyone will know someone with a humanoid at home.I don’t buy it. Yes, I saw some impressive-looking robots. But behind almost every one was a human with a PlayStation controller.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Everyone’s talking about home robots. But they still can’t do anything.
The buzz at IFA was all around robotics — humanoids, quadrupeds, and wheeled bots designed to be household helpers and companions. I was on a panel (watch it here) where roboticists and entrepreneurs insisted that in five years everyone will know someone with a humanoid at home. I don’t buy it. Yes, I saw some impressive-looking robots. But behind almost every one was a human with a PlayStation controller. [Media: https://youtube.com/shorts/nsfAOuVAZbE?si=X3po52c5u60LI4r1]
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