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Post by michaelt »

karolist wrote: post #22

Of all the tasks I do, folding clothes takes a ridiculously small slice of my time. Is this and all the other robotics videos aimed at H&M staff?

They're trying to show their investors a butler robot that can do all types of household chores.

Folding fabric has traditionally been very hard to solve with robots; the ideal places to grab the fabric might be hidden, the fabric patterns are repetitive, and the material flops around, tangles in the grippers, and brings other pieces of laundry with it.

Successfully sorting and folding a basket of laundry shows they've got a control system capable of performing some quite difficult tasks.

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Post by mk89 »

The uncut footage is so awesome.

Of course, you can mention all the things they can't do (what if there are stairs, what if the doors are smaller than the robot, etc) but it's mindblowing to see what they can do - and also the chat panel is really nice and makes it more interactive.

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Post by nitin7 »

resiros wrote: post #21

The video cuts to a new shot every couple of second instead of one continuous shot like all robotics research. This makes it hard to trust it. The robot probably failed a million team and they stitched the video from 100 experiments.

The video also tells you that there is an uncut video at the bottom of the page. Did you take a look at that?

Re: Xiaomi-Robotics-1

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Post by rkuodys »

zwaps wrote: post #16

Coining the term: Slopfold When you Robot folds your clothes but it's kinda wrinkly and sloppy but you accept it anyway because it's easier than precisely folded and pressed clothes.

Isn't that the story of technology? When the coffee machines first came to be, Barista was definitely a better option. However, through the evolution, in many cases today machine does better job than barista.

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Post by f6v »

karolist wrote: post #22

Of all the tasks I do, folding clothes takes a ridiculously small slice of my time. Is this and all the other robotics videos aimed at H&M staff?

I have a pile of washed clothes that moves from the bed to the chair for a good week before it finally goes into the closet.

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Post by mk89 »

michaelt wrote: post #31
karolist wrote: post #22

Of all the tasks I do, folding clothes takes a ridiculously small slice of my time. Is this and all the other robotics videos aimed at H&M staff?

They're trying to show their investors a butler robot that can do all types of household chores. Folding fabric has traditionally been very hard to solve with robots; the ideal places to grab the fabric might be hidden, the fabric patterns are repetitive, and the material flops around, tangles in the grippers, and brings other pieces of laundry with it. Successfully sorting and folding a basket of laundry shows they'…

All you need to do to understand what task is more complex (for a robot to solve) is just to ask a 6-8 years old child to do it. It takes days before they "understand".

So it cannot be that simple (for the reasons you mentioned).

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Post by darkwater »

karolist wrote: post #22

Of all the tasks I do, folding clothes takes a ridiculously small slice of my time. Is this and all the other robotics videos aimed at H&M staff?

Come back when you have a family and you run a washing machine full of clothes per day.

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Post by Joker_vD »

cynicalsecurity wrote: post #27
karolist wrote: post #22

Of all the tasks I do, folding clothes takes a ridiculously small slice of my time. Is this and all the other robotics videos aimed at H&M staff?

It's meant for war. Today it folds your clothes, tomorrow it plants mines and shoots at you on a battlefield.

So is a pasta factory. Today it rolls and forms macaroni, tomorrow it makes bullets. Have you ever wondered why rigatoni are so wide? That's why.

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Post by [deleted] »

wadim wrote: post #23
resiros wrote: post #21

The video cuts to a new shot every couple of second instead of one continuous shot like all robotics research. This makes it hard to trust it. The robot probably failed a million team and they stitched the video from 100 experiments.

The uncut video is at the bottom of the page.

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