It's a bit less about that, and a bit more about the fact that real robots cost a lot, require incredible investment upfront, and the results are very physical, it's very hard to dupe idiots into believing you achieved something great when you wasted all the money.
Look how easily everyone swallowed the llm bullshit, and how hard it is for Elongated Muskrat to convince everyone that his people in cosplay suits are totally robots you guys.