Is it? Genuinely asking.

Like said by others, the sensor problem is a real one, and personally I don't see a robotic hand matching the dexterity of a human one, within a viable economic cost and sufficient robustness, before a long time (but I could be wrong ).

But for the part that concern physical understanding of the world, adaptability, and basic manipulation, it feels like the field is going through a break through.

The implication might be the apparition of generalist robots, that could perform (in the limit of their dexterity) on a wide range of tasks, commanded by natural language.

Sure, not on pair with human dexterity yet, but as a thought exercise, think of all the things you could do with simple claws, or heavy glove. What if a robot was able to do the same ?

Here is a set of links to feed your though:

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y8aq_ofEVs

- https://generalistai.com/blog/gen-1.5

- https://dreamzero0.github.io/