Human-looking robots are coming to a home near you

Open/download audioRemember “The Jetsons?” It was a futuristic cartoon show in the 60s that predicted we would have a mechanical maid to help around the house. As it turns out, Big Tech engineers are secretly working on home robots. What will the future bring?

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