I recently tried a telepresence software from a start-up that allowed me to control a robot factory arm almost a thousand miles away through Oculus quest.

It definitely had that 'wow' moment for me although the product was not production grade quality yet.

It did open my mind to possibilities I had not considered before around the future of work - mixed feelings - I mean think person in <low cost country> operating a robot arm making a food dish in <higher cost country>. Some ways it can be considered a bit depressing but in others it opens up opportunities that have never existed before.

Its a sort of half way stop between no automation and full automation for certain tasks where real intelligence is needed or cheaper.