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Re: Xiaomi-Robotics-1

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Post by karolist »

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'…

They also use a large ring attached to the first zipper to help the robot grab it. This is not a realistic zipper, but I do appreciate them being honest and showing that grabbing small objects is still not perfect

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Post by jhanschoo »

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.

Folding clothes is already a compromise between leaving them unfolded and hanging them

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

broodbucket wrote: post #18
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.

I have been slopfolding since before it was cool

Like outsourcing my thinking to the internet, I too did these things before it was cool.

Re: Xiaomi-Robotics-1

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Post by FooBarWidget »

culi wrote: post #25

WAIC has been wild this year. We got Kimi K3 and Qwen 3.8 announced. We got robots boxing and open-sourced robotics foundation models. And we got the announcement of WAICO. At what point are we gonna start seeing American firms attending WAIC?

I'd like to see a serious HN discussion thread about WAIC first.

Re: Xiaomi-Robotics-1

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Post by dudisubekti »

dannyw wrote: post #80
throwa356262 wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Funny you mentioned H&M. They are boycotted on China due to their public stance against slave labour: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57691415 It is important to remember that China is not only about open weight LLMs, fastest cars and flying taxis. There is still a lot of very serious human right abuse going on in this country.

I'm not super sure how relevant this is to the overall topic and thread, tbh. There's plenty of cheap yet real rebuttals, whether it's all the things with ICE (and not just the top-of-mind stuff; but effective deprivation of due process for suspects; etc), or even war crimes. I don't think it serves much purpose tbh -- it's not going to change anyone's mind.

Yeah, western lecture on human rights carry no weight these days lol (Israel support, Trump doing Trump thing, war in Iran, etc). They ruined their own reputation so the rest of the world just tuned out.

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Post by spaqin »

brador wrote: post #56

The fact it didn't do the 2 second tshirt fold trick shows it's just copying trained movements. This is Automation not AI.

Well, couldn't it have been trained on the 2-second fold trick? Besides, it might require more precise or quick movements than a regular fold.

Re: Xiaomi-Robotics-1

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

thrdbndndn wrote: post #55
rkuodys wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Better analogy would be that even though the coffee machine is still worse, we choose it because it's more convenient (at least I think that's the case).

My drip coffee maker makes me coffee that I find more enjoyable than stuff from a barista at a fraction of the price.

Re: Xiaomi-Robotics-1

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Post by jldugger »

user_7832 wrote: post #64

I'm not sure why some comments here are so pessimistic. I was grinning ear to ear while seeing the video. You're telling me we've finally got robots that can do our laundry? And the model is at least as free as beer? To quote the lyrics/meme, we used to pray for times like this . This is what robotics should be used for.

> You're telling me we've finally got robots that can do our laundry?

Did you watch it actually fold that shirt? Super slow and bad at it.

Re: Xiaomi-Robotics-1

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Post by throwa356262 »

dannyw wrote: post #80
throwa356262 wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Funny you mentioned H&M. They are boycotted on China due to their public stance against slave labour: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57691415 It is important to remember that China is not only about open weight LLMs, fastest cars and flying taxis. There is still a lot of very serious human right abuse going on in this country.

I'm not super sure how relevant this is to the overall topic and thread, tbh. There's plenty of cheap yet real rebuttals, whether it's all the things with ICE (and not just the top-of-mind stuff; but effective deprivation of due process for suspects; etc), or even war crimes. I don't think it serves much purpose tbh -- it's not going to change anyone's mind.

This was not a China/US good or bad comment. And I admit it was highly off topic.

But maybe once in a while we need to remind ourselves that the world is more than stock prices and LM arena benchmarks?

Re: Xiaomi-Robotics-1

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Post by Cthulhu_ »

____mr____ wrote: post #47
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.

saw the way it folded the clothes and thought "better than me" :/

I'm not sure what the :/ implies, but if you're disappointed by your own folding techniques, spend a bit of time on it, look up some guides, and fold clothes with purpose. or something.

(Rise up against the machines! Folding your own clothes is an act of resistance!)

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