Greece recently witnessed the world’s first International Humanoid Olympiad in Olympia, where humanoid robots played boxing and soccer matches to attain glory. The event, held from August 29 to September 2, was organized by Acumino and Endeavor, who invited industry leaders to line up as speakers, apart from the smart machines displaying their abilities. While humanoid robots have increasingly gained popularity for mirroring human actions, we have yet to see them involved in routine household chores like washing dishes and tidying closets. AI has advanced explosively in the past year through applications like ChatGPT, but the same cannot be said about its physical cousins – the humanoid robots. Humanoid robots are miles behind in learning from data compared to AI software and tools. Minas Liarokapis, a Greek academic and startup founder who organized the Olympiad, made a rather bold prediction regarding humanoids becoming a helping hand in the kitchens and other household chores. “I really believe that humanoids will first go to space and then to houses … the house is the final frontier,” she told the Associated Press (AP) on Tuesday.

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