While tech companies dazzle us with videos of humanoid robots performing impressive feats, experts warn that the reality is far from these demonstrations. Jonathan Hurst, a robotics researcher, notes that people often assume a robot that looks human can do anything a human can—this isn't always true.

The biggest challenge lies in creating robots that can adapt to various environments and tasks as humans do. Sergey Levine explains that showing a robot pouring wine from any bottle doesn't compare to the complexity of handling real-world unpredictability.

Levine argues for ‘quantitative, large-scale evaluations’ in real-life settings to truly measure robotic capabilities. Until then, the gap between what we see and can expect remains wide.

The trend towards human-like robots raises questions about our expectations. Do we trust these machines too much because they seem so lifelike? Or is it just that we want to believe?