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Humanoid robots already doing housework

Observador9 September 2026 at 08:35

Humanoid robots are already performing household tasks in San Francisco, taking on functions such as house cleaning at a cost of 30 dollars per hour. This reality marks a new era in home automation, with humanoid machines replacing human workers in commonplace household tasks.

In the United Kingdom, King Charles III surprised Harry and Meghan by publicly confirming that the couple continues to have no assigned royal duties. This decision maintains the distance between the British royal family and the duke and duchess of Sussex, who had abandoned their royal duties in 2020.

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