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Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines

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Re: Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines

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Post by pixl97 »

cbm-vic-20 wrote: post #42

It seems that in many cases, Japanese robot designers prefer humanoid form over a more practical design. Watching the video linked by ano-ther, it seems that many of the demonstrated tasks could benefit from cameras that are placed more closely to the tool. Accurately placing parts, inspections, and the tree limb removal tasks are examples of this.

Ya it's not a human, you're not limited to binocular vision and can have multiple sets of cameras pretty easily of you wanted. Who knows what the designers are thinking.

Re: Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines

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Post by pixl97 »

SoftTalker wrote: post #57
Tade0 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Their problem appears to be that they don't have that small crew to work with. Median age in Japan is already 48+ and creeping up.

Sounds like they need immigrants.

That would work for a bit, but at current trends that won't last long worldwide either.

Re: Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines

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Post by standardUser »

pixl97 wrote: post #62
SoftTalker wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sounds like they need immigrants.

That would work for a bit, but at current trends that won't last long worldwide either.

84% of the global population are in low and middle income countries, and the vast majority of those people could have a significantly higher quality of living in a place like Japan if they were given the neccesary political protections.

6 billion people is not infinity people, and not all of those people are willing or able to move to a place like Japan to try their luck. But the idea that immigration is anywhere close to an end is preposterous.

Re: Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines

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Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL »

maxglute wrote: post #13

It's still user controlled like a surgical robot but for construction. I'm guessing it's eventually going to be run remotely by a bunch of japanese operators too old to work in the field. Also disappointingly small for "enormous", was hoping for a gundam.

As if having a big human conttolled robot could never trigger the dreams of many mecha addicts, right?

Lol

Re: Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines

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Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL »

anigbrowl wrote: post #23
maxglute wrote: post #13

It's still user controlled like a surgical robot but for construction. I'm guessing it's eventually going to be run remotely by a bunch of japanese operators too old to work in the field. Also disappointingly small for "enormous", was hoping for a gundam.

Gotta start somewhere, once the initial bugs are sorted out we can start forcing ambivalent high schoolers into existential crisis situations.

Lol

Re: Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines

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Post by fragmede »

pixl97 wrote: post #61
cbm-vic-20 wrote: post #42

It seems that in many cases, Japanese robot designers prefer humanoid form over a more practical design. Watching the video linked by ano-ther, it seems that many of the demonstrated tasks could benefit from cameras that are placed more closely to the tool. Accurately placing parts, inspections, and the tree limb removal tasks are examples of this.

Ya it's not a human, you're not limited to binocular vision and can have multiple sets of cameras pretty easily of you wanted. Who knows what the designers are thinking.

I'm pretty sure they're thinking "giant robots are awesome!"

Re: Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines

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Post by DEADMINCE »

fragmede wrote: post #66
pixl97 wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ya it's not a human, you're not limited to binocular vision and can have multiple sets of cameras pretty easily of you wanted. Who knows what the designers are thinking.

I'm pretty sure they're thinking "giant robots are awesome!"

Maybe that kind of childish decision-making is why Japan is failing as a country.

Re: Japan introduces enormous humanoid robot to maintain train lines

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Post by downboots »

ano-ther wrote: post #4

Here is a video of it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owSJK7vMSLk Interestingly, humans come very close to it during operation.

now start collecting user movement data with the visual recordings and we can eventually automate all the things
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