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Humanoid robots have been in popular culture from the very beginning, and while robotics have come a long way, we still don't have the humanoid, walking, general purpose robots of our sci-fi imaginations. But some companies, including Tesla, claim to be on the verge of finally making it a reality. But how likely is it, really?

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TIMESTAMPS -
0:00 - Robots In Pop Culture
3:00 - Why Humanoid Robots?
5:14 - Boston Dynamics
6:04 - Tangent Cam
6:52 - Humanoids Are Personable
8:48 - Uncanny Valley
10:30 - Tesla Bot
11:43 - Where Are We Now?
13:18 - Balance
14:25 - Articulation
15:26 - Vision
16:37 - Battery Life
18:54 - Will They Take Our Jobs?
20:45 - Looking To The Future
21:28 - Sponsor - Henson Shaving