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1X Neo – Home Robot - Pre Order

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Re: 1X Neo – Home Robot - Pre Order

#41
post #14

> For any chore it doesn’t know, you can schedule a 1X Expert to guide it, helping NEO learn while getting the job done. Is this a humanoid robot that's controlled by someone in a call center remotely doing your laundry? Putting aside ethical reservations about how much they are probably paying per task, that feels like wash and fold with extra steps.

mechanical turk. fake it till ya make it.

Re: 1X Neo – Home Robot - Pre Order

#42
post #14

> For any chore it doesn’t know, you can schedule a 1X Expert to guide it, helping NEO learn while getting the job done. Is this a humanoid robot that's controlled by someone in a call center remotely doing your laundry? Putting aside ethical reservations about how much they are probably paying per task, that feels like wash and fold with extra steps.

I'd expect it to be a training session with admin privileges. Similar to a robot vacuum learning the layout of the house and mapping maybe? Just with added steps based on where the washing machine, detergent etc are located.

It's most likely just a remote piloted session that's fed into the bucket for the robot to train on unfamiliar tasks/edge cases for known tasks. Falls in line with the true meaning of AI being Actually Indians.

Re: 1X Neo – Home Robot - Pre Order

#46
post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"imagine one day you eat your toast and you look down and it's actually cockroaches!" Man makes up stories. Scares himself.

Like, this thing is nightmare fuel. They're making up nightmare stories because this uncanny valley horror practically invites the brain to do so.

This is like the online trend of pretending that US Postal Police are superheroes, clowns are scary, fedoras are lame and so on. I get it.

Some people make jokes, and then the rest don't get the joke so they think it's real and go along with the meme out of wanting to fit in. Eventually, the neurotic find everything scary and dangerous. Everyone else just skips over this nonsense while you guys self-reinforce. Social media's worst effect.

Re: 1X Neo – Home Robot - Pre Order

#48
post #45

Keynote / Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTYMWadOW7c . Mind blowing.

What part blows your mind?

Personally it's the part where some rich dude in SV tells me he's building what sci fi says will save us time to focus on real things

The irony and complete disconnection from the reality of 99% of people is quite mind blowing indeed

Re: 1X Neo – Home Robot - Pre Order

#49
Oof. The roomba guy said that the form factor of robots inform customer expectations. I keep thinking about that and wincing when I see these humanoid robots. Even if there's impressive engineering that goes into them, people are going to expect they can do human things. When they can't, they're going to be disappointed.

I expect my robot vacuum to vacuum the floor, because it's a little wheeled disc on the floor. It's not going to be able to cook for me. But this thing? Yea, it should cook for me.

Re: 1X Neo – Home Robot - Pre Order

#50

Can it cook ?

From their FAQs: > Initially, NEOs cooking capabilities will be restricted from use. NEO can provide you with great recipes or help with the cleaning up instead.

Huge risk having it operate in a kitchen: open flame, hot liquids, spills, sharps, etc.
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