Robot Games in China: are the machines overtaking us?

The capabilities of humanoids will remain limited for the time being, The Economist surmises:

“As the ignominious end of Superman’s running feat [which charged into a wall] demonstrates, the technology still has a long way to go. Chinese companies are expected to sell 50,000 humanoids this year, more than triple last year’s figure. They have largely mastered the hardware behind the machines. The software, however, is another matter. … Given the current state of the technology, and the time that will be required to improve it, a commercial market for humanoids is unlikely to emerge this decade. … Many will remain dim-witted – and continue charging into walls.”