How far away is "artificial man"

TLDR

Robotics has evolved since the 1950s, yet progress has largely been a side activity to humanity’s enduring goal of creating humanoid robots that could autonomously perform dexterous tasks, often envisioned as personal home helpers. The study asks whether current technology is ready for personal robotics and what initial steps might be taken. The authors outline the essential human‑like attributes—motion, intelligence, and communication—that a personal robot must possess.

Abstract

The authors claim that a careful examination of robotics science and technology from its origins in the 1950s to its current status reveals that such progress, albeit very important, profitable, and with a strong impact on society, was basically the "side activities" to the ever-existing and continuous desire of mankind to build and realize humanoid robots, artificial men equipped uith proper intelligence capable of operating autonomously, thus replacing trained individuals for dexterous jobs. They consider such a humanoid robot through the realistic tasks/jobs it will most probably do. It is postulated that this humanoid robot be considered as a personal helper (a home robot or personal robot). Given the present level of technology, the question is posed: are we ready to move towards personal robotics, and what might be the first step? A possible answer to this question is given through a discussion of the human-like characteristics a personal robot must have; namely, human-like motion, human-like intelligence, and human-like communication.