35 years after its release, James Cameron’s film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” is returning to theaters in France. This film has left a lasting mark on the collective imagination regarding robotics and artificial intelligence.

Nicolas Mansard, head of the Gepetto team, and Olivier Stasse, director of the robotics department at LAAS-CNRS, speak with CNRS Le Journal about how the vision of robotics has evolved over the past three decades, focusing in particular on the sector’s successes, as well as its limitations and challenges.

Today’s robots are still limited to simple tasks, despite major advances, particularly in humanoid robotics. Similarly, modern AI (including ChatGPT and other generative AI systems) has made enormous strides, but their ability to mimic humans does not necessarily mean they possess true intelligence...

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