Humanoid (or dogoid) robot hardware on its own offers no benefits over non-humanoid factory machines. It just has fancy firmware controlling its motions.

Humanoid robots loaded with an AI agent, on the other hand, could actually make you a sudo sandwich, do your laundry, or help you with that weekend project in the backyard. They're finally about to get useful.

I'm not a fan of humanoid robots personally (they creep me out), but I'd love to have a functional R2-D2 with me.

> offers no benefits over non-humanoid factory machines.

The value proposition is being able to fit in and navigate spaces built for humans without complete overhauls.

Stuff like small elevators, workbenches, server racks, etc.

> functional R2-D2

It would be pretty amazing to buy a kit with the hardware for this and be able to put your own software in it!!