1. The Premise

Every week brings fresh proclamations that bipedal humanoids and autonomous reasoning models are months away from rendering human labor obsolete. Meanwhile, in physical reality, state-of-the-art robots continue to be dramatically defeated by threshold rugs, privacy curtains, and 4-inch staircases.

Stupid Tech Shit tracks this exact delta: the grand claim versus the undignified pratfall.

2. Sourcing & Editorial Policy

• Punching Up: We mock the machine, the marketing, and the multi-billion dollar hype cycles. We never mock individual engineers or students building physical hardware.
• Verbatim Quotes: Every quote format item links directly to verifiable, primary-source earnings calls, keynotes, or published interviews. We never invent quotes or attributes.
• Human Gatekeeper Guarantee: Every item is ingested into a private candidate queue and strictly reviewed, edited, and approved by a human owner before publishing. Zero auto-publishing.

3. Submit a Dossier Candidate

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