
From Sci-Fi Dreams to Speculative Billions: The Great Humanoid Divide The “Jetsons fantasy” of a robot butler in every home, once a distant science fiction trope, suddenly felt within reach in 2025. A relentless stream of viral demonstrations—from a 1X robot slowly loading a dishwasher to Tesla’s Optimus taking a well-publicized tumble—captured the public imagination and opened the floodgates for










