> I wouldn't mistake this for any kind of capability plateau. There is a massive push towards making transformers the engine of humanoid (and other kinds of) robotics, we just haven't reached the hype moment for those yet.

Problem is that the fuel to get this train going relies on investors money. Investors aren't going to be happy with the quote I took from your message.

And that's the real bet really, can the industry turn the spark into fire before the investor money runs out?

Development towards those goals will continue with or without massive investor capital, see Google’s involvement with Boston Dynamics.

And plenty of very wealthy folks see the writing on the wall wrt robotics.