They seem to be making similar mistakes in trying to build stuff from sci-fi rather than what works in the real world. I mean industrial robots have been a thing for ages and domestic roomba type ones are becoming popular but humanoid is a bit of a sci-fi thing. Similarly collaborative virtual worlds like Fortnite are a big hit ($20bn+ revenue) but not Meta's attempt to do the Snow Crash fictional thing.

There's no reason really why robots have to be humanoid, or that you have to interact with virtual worlds by strapping the screen on your face.