BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff WriterA San Mateo County supervisor wants to regulate humanoid robots that can do tasks typically carried out by human workers. Supervisor Ray Mueller said he got the idea after discussing the impacts of AI on the workforce and hearing in the news about humanoid robots being used in Asia. Mueller wants County Executive Mike Callagy to create a permitting process for humanoid robots, with a focus on health and safety, fire preparedness and economic impacts. Mueller said permit fees could be used to buy specialized firefighting equipment, and he wants to know if robots cause layoffs. Mueller said he expects the state or federal government to eventually regulate humanoid robots, like the state does with electric vehicles.