About whether robots can handle the physical skill involved in construction work.
Has this happened?
Yes 5 (4%)Not sure 10 (8%)No 109 (88%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether robots can handle the physical skill involved in construction work.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
something as simple as installing an outlet during construction requires a level of physical skill that is so far beyond what any robot can do that we have no idea how it would be accomplished
This could be the equivalent of the Turing test for robotics, perhaps. Although I'd extend it to "install a new outlet in any randomly selected existing house, as requested by the occupants and in accordance with local regulations and national electrical standards, without damaging anything. And clean up after yourself."