I used to think that robots in a home were things from science fiction movies, then I seen this robot that Sony's been working on. It's pretty damn advanced for today's standards. It can carry on a real conversation with someone, it can dance, it can play sports (yes it can catch a ball) and lots of other things. If we keep going at this pace, I think fully-functioning robots could happen very soon.
Here's the official website btw:
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/QRIO/top.html[right][snapback]316346[/snapback][/right]
This is old news, it can't speak and nor can it catch. It is simply the most advanced robot in terms of bipedability. It can jump.