Domestic robot

Screenshot: Amazon/GizmodoEver since Amazon launched Astro, its domestic robot, it’s been a product in search of a purpose. When the bot was unveiled last summer, a wealth of tech journos called it “cute,” while others found it creepy (I was one of the latter). The contraption, which could roam around your house, talk to you, and even deliver beer, had its supposed charms, but critics were quick to point out that Astro had no fixed identity. Amazon said it would be a helper (basically an Alexa on wheels) but the company…

Musk wants to free people up from “boring” tasks by designing a robot that can take them on instead. Photo: Susan Walsh (AP)The robots are coming...to relieve you of doing the dishes. Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently revealed new details about Optimus, an artificial intelligence humanoid robot which he envisions will take over so-called “boring” tasks at your average household.In a column for China’s Cyberspace magazine, Musk discussed the Tesla Bot, which the company ambitiously plans on launching this year. The bot will be…