``A simple handshake would give them away''. This is how Anthony Hopkins' fictional character, Dr Robert Ford, summarises a particular flaw of the 2016 science-fiction \emph{Westworld}'s hosts. In the storyline, Westworld is a futuristic theme park and the hosts are autonomous robots engineered to be indistinguishable from the human guests, except for their hands that have not been perfected yet. In another classic science-fiction saga, scientists unlock the secrets of full synthetic intelligence, Skynet, by reverse engineering a futuristic hand. In both storylines, reality inspires fiction on one crucial point: designing hands and reproducing robust and reliable manipulation actions is one of the biggest challenges in robotics. Solving this problem would lead us to a new, improved era of autonomy. A century ago, the third industrial revolution brought robots into the assembly lines, changing our way of working forever. The next revolution has already started by bringing us artificial intelligence (AI) assistants, enhancing our quality of life in our jobs and everyday lives--even combating worldwide pandemics.

翻译：这就是安东尼·霍普金斯(Anthony Hopkins)的虚构人物罗伯特·福特(Robert Ford)博士(Robert Ford)总结了2016年科学小说《Westworld》主机的一个特别缺陷。在故事线上,西方世界是一个未来的主题公园,东道主是自主的机器人,其设计无法与人类客人区分,但尚未完善的手除外。在另一个经典的科幻小说中,科学家们通过反向工程来解开全合成智能(Skynet)的秘密。在两个故事线上,现实启发了一个关键点的虚构:设计手和再生产强大可靠的操纵行动是机器人的最大挑战之一。解决这个问题将引导我们进入一个新的、更好的自治时代。一个世纪前,第三次工业革命将机器人带入集会线,永远改变我们的工作方式。下一次革命已经开始,我们带来了人工智能助手(AI),提高我们的工作质量,并在全世界进行日常生活中的防治流行病。</s>