[joe_the_user]

I think the article is making a comment on building a single framework that can enable anyone to solve an arbitrary robotics problem.

The thing about that statement is it's mixing two different meanings of "framework". One thing framework means is a conventional library or API in a conventional programming language. The other thing framework means is a broad, conceptual that can be reused - in this case, in many robotics problems.

Using the first meaning of framework, sure, maybe it's not useful. But using the second meaning of framework, I think it's very useful to keep looking for such a thing and getting more people involved might help.