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Why Humanoid Robots Are Still Two Decades Away
Lucas and Luna break down why humanoid robots — despite all the splashy demos from Tesla, Figure, and Agility Robotics — are still a long way from replacing human workers. They focus on the specific bottleneck of energy density: today's best batteries can power a humanoid for only about an hour of continuous work, compared to a human's 8-hour shift. Lucas brings numbers from a 2025 Boston Dynamics teardown showing that Atlas's battery pack takes up 40% of its torso volume and still lasts only 50 minutes under load. Luna questions whether the economics will ever make sense…
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