fetch and carry

phrase

: to do the kind of jobs that servants do for someone
I won't fetch and carry for you all day.

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Its early pilots include placing a humanoid in a car factory to fetch and carry parts, hinting at a practical path into routine industrial tasks. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025 This work presents a mobile manipulation system that combines perception, localization, navigation, motion planning and grasping skills into one common workflow for fetch and carry applications in unstructured indoor environments. IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2020 This work presents a mobile manipulation system that combines perception, localization, navigation, motion planning and grasping skills into one common workflow for fetch and carry applications in unstructured indoor environments. IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2020

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“Fetch and carry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetch%20and%20carry. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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