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Progress on robots is accelerating quickly. I imagine a year from now these will be much more advanced. These will pay for themselves, never fatigue and don't have to pay for health insurance.
574 sats \ 1 reply \ @Entrep 16 Jan
The future is looking bleak for most humans if they don't learn how to use A.I
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The future is looking bleak for humans who can't fold their clothes.
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We as people always seek comfort, convenience and ease of work which would make robots like this a necessity
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Who knew there was an uncanny valley of shirt-folding! Thanks for the share.
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Im skeptical. So many questions. Nothing works without maintenance. Plus the material and the support needed to keep these things operations. Plus from a productivity standpoint it looks very slow in near perfect conditions.
Yes never fatigue but they will need an energy source
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Still early. They can charge and get repaired and work in shifts. Humans have to take breaks to eat, pee, go home and sleep, and tend to families etc.
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109 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 16 Jan
Once they're 10x better and the price of a car, they'll become middle class necessities. Optimistically, we're 5 years away because if they get smarter, the more they can rely on commodity hardware.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @gmd OP 16 Jan
Wondering what practical chores these might be good for vs much more specialized robots (vacuums etc)... seems they would be a luxury for the rich.
I suppose they could be most useful in doing chores for the elderly, especially if they end up sturdy enough to help with transferring... 🤔
These seem like could be game changers in Amazon-like factories though.
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99 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 16 Jan
I think people will prefer a single generic robot if it's good enough at specialized tasks - kind of like we prefer smartphones to having dozens of specialized devices (phone/camera/calculator/computer).
These seem like could be game changers in Amazon-like factories though.
It definitely would. Manufacturing would boom.
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I wonder what "not autonomously" means? As in it's a pre-programmed script, remote controlled with a VR headset, or something else?
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This would be a far more convincing demo if it started with someone dumping the Tshirt into the basket.
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Great question- no real clarification in the comments unfortunately.
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The best job in prison is working in the laundry.
What makes man, man is his or her hands.
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