I danced with a robot.. here's how I'm convinced the future is here
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I'm convinced the robot revolution is finally here. I was at the world's largest electronics exhibition Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, where engineers have for decades claimed that commercially available humanoids were just around the corner.
![[The company has also developed the human-looking PM01 (front) and SE01 (back). They can lift 20lbs and are about the third of a price of a car, at $13,700]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/12/93900919-14265759-The_company_has_also_developed_the_human_looking_PM01_front_and_-a-1_1736426456057.jpg)
But this was the year that their predictions finally appeared to be close to reality. This was especially clear when I interacted with a robot that moved and danced with human-like fluidity—stepping one leg in front of the other and swaying naturally to maintain balance.
![[The above are two photos of the SA01 taken while the device was walking forwards. It mimics the bipedal motion of humans]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/17/93900647-14265759-The_above_shows_the_SA01_robot_walking_forwards-a-40_1736443919942.jpg)
Rounding a corner, I met another who could lift and stack boxes just like an Amazon worker. And then I was bombarded with clips by inventors of their robots doing everything from the laundry to cooking and picking up a bag. There was even a robot that looked like it could be a half-decent human companion, even though its movements made it appear inebriated.
At his keynote speech, the multibillionaire NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, who is making an AI agent — a program that can take simple directions to complete a task — said: 'The ChatGPT moment for general robotics is just around the corner.'. He's referring to the Eureka moment that happened in 2023 when AI seemed to, out of nowhere, burst into our everyday lives.
And I have to agree, we're about to see the same thing with robots. Reporter Luke Andrews pictured walking with the SA01 from EngineAI. The robot is being purchased by research institutions and universities for use testing algorithms. The company has also developed the human-looking PM01 (front) and SE01 (back). They can lift 20lbs and are about the third of a price of a car, at $13,700.
