Why don't we have better robots yet?

Why robots fail at simple stuff [TED Talks Daily]( [TED Talk]( Ken Goldberg - 12 min [Why don't we have better robots yet?]( Why hasn't the dream of having a robot at home to do your chores become a reality yet? With three decades of research expertise in the field, roboticist Ken Goldberg sheds light on the clumsy truth about robots — and what it will take to build more dexterous machines to work in a warehouse or help out at home. ([Read transcript]() [Watch now]( [Watch now](   Trending [TED Talk]( Vincent Yeow Lim - 9 min [The nostalgia behind your favorite Chinese food]( [TED Talk]( Liana Finck - 8 min [Life is hard. Art helps]( [TED-Ed]( Fabio Pacucci - 5 min [Newton's three-body problem explained](   [TED Membership Exlusive]( [TED is a place where you belong]( TED Membership is a community for curious changemakers like you. If you join ahead of our next conference, you will receive access to 90 minutes of perspective-shifting ideas straight from the TED2024 conference stage. Join today to be a part of the magic. [Sign me up ➝](   Follow TED [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [TikTok]( Get the TED app [Download on the App Store]( [Get it on Google Play]( Copyright © 2024 TED, All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to it on TED.com. Was this forwarded by a friend? You can sign up here: [ted.com/newsletter]( Our mailing address is 330 Hudson St Fl 12, NY, NY 10013. [Unsubscribe]( | [Update preferences]( | [View in browser](