12 Predictions for Embodied AI and Robotics in 2026

Predictions are notoriously a fool's errand. As Rod Brooks puts it in his own yearly predictions , we are all susceptible to FOBAWTPALSL : Fear Of Being A Wimpy Techno-Pessimist And Looking Stupid Later these days. This fear, combined with its cousin FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), drives herd behavior in establishing the zeitgeist on almost any technology topic. Now, I'm no Rodney Brooks, so I won't…