Oh, wonderful people of 2025! You're probably sitting there right now, eagerly awaiting your new robot butler to arrive from Amazon Prime Robotic Delivery. After all, that's what all those AI prophets promised us, right? A humanoid helper that will finally tackle that mountain of dishes that's been giving you the stink eye since last Tuesday. A Totally Scientific* Guide to Robot Roommates Let me tell you a story about Pepper, the robot that was supposed to revolutionize our lives back in 2014. Poor Pepper – imagine R2-D2's awkward cousin who showed up at family gatherings, tried to tell jokes, and ended up standing in the corner looking confused. SoftBank claimed it was "powered by love," which sounds suspiciously like something you'd tell a child when the batteries run out. After 27,000 units, they pulled the plug – quite literally. Now you can find these mechanical wallflowers in Japanese libraries, their heads bowed in silent contemplation of wh...