# The Robot That Needs a Human to Hold Its Hand

- slug: the-robot-that-needs-a-human-to-hold-its-hand
- date: 2026-04-23
- category: Robotics

X Square Robot has $276M from ByteDance, Alibaba, Meituan and Xiaomi. The robots it deployed in Shenzhen homes already require a human operator standing by to correct them — pay $21.90 per 3-hour shift for a machine that still puts slippers in the kitchen.

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