By Paul Watts-Barnes Founder & Director, No.20 Berkeley Square On 14 May 2026, a San Francisco startup called Gatsby says it made U.S. history by sending a humanoid robot to clean a customer’s apartment, booked through its consumer app. Gatsby is positioning itself not as a robot manufacturer, but as the consumer distribution layer for humanoid robotics — starting with home cleaning. At first glance, that might sound like another Silicon Valley headline. A clever demo. A piec