The $140K Robot Companion Dies in 4 Hours. The Real Problem Is Worse.
A $140,000 humanoid robot companion dies after 4 hours. Everyone blames battery technology. They’re wrong. The robot can run indefinitely while plugged in — the company just refuses to market it that way, because a tethered companion isn’t a companion at all. The real problem isn’t energy density. It’s the gap between the fantasy of aliveness and the mundane reality of power cables.