Humanoid robots take center stage at Silicon Valley summit, but skepticism remains



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The commercial boom in AI has lit a spark under long-simmering visions to build human-like robots.

By MATT O’BRIEN
AP Technology Writer

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A man records a humanoid robot at the Humanoids Summit on Thursday.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and “boring, honestly,” says venture capitalist Modar Alaoui.

 
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