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Why Roboticists Misunderstand Their Users — Kirsty Lloyd-Jukes (Stateful Robotics)
Most roboticists think people love robots — because roboticists love robots. That fundamental misunderstanding, according to this conversation, is holding back the entire industry from mainstream adoption.
The discussion unpacks a critical gap in the robotics stack that has nothing to do with dexterity or computer vision. While foundation models and scaling laws are unlocking short-horizon skills — teaching robots to pick up objects or navigate obstacles — they don't solve the problem of long-horizon autonomy. Industrial inspection robots today require manual mission planning: pointing and…
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