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Hugging Face just launched a $299 robot that could disrupt the robotics industry

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Re: Hugging Face just launched a $299 robot that could disrupt the robotics industry

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Post by ffsm8 »

neuralRiot wrote: post #109
Aurornis wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The blog explains it: It can move its head, antennas, and rotate. It’s a little humanoid desk toy to stand in for computer interaction. It has nothing to do with the disrupting the “robot industry” like the Venture Beat headline says. It’s a little animated thing to house the AV equipment.

Maybe as “disruptive” to the robotic industry as a 3d printer is disruptive to the industrial machining sector.

Hmm, I don't work in the machining industry but your comment kinda confused me - I thought it already had a significant impact and continues to gain significance with every year.

From my understanding it's currently taking over low volume production, and the volume in which it's economically viable keeps increasing as the tech improves.

Is that incorrect? Do you have an insiders point of view?

Re: Hugging Face just launched a $299 robot that could disrupt the robotics industry

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Post by blueprint »

wackget wrote: post #33

Nothing in the article, the video, or the manufacturer's own blog post explains what this thing actually does . Seriously. This is an ephemeral marketing puff piece. As far as I can infer, the thing's basically a smart speaker which rotates.

it reaches for stuff

Re: Hugging Face just launched a $299 robot that could disrupt the robotics industry

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This has me looking at the Mycroft Mark 1 (backed on Kickstarter) that's been sitting unused for years on my chest of drawers, and thinking about the Mark 2 that I backed but the order was never fulfilled as the company ran into serious issues.

Re: Hugging Face just launched a $299 robot that could disrupt the robotics industry

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Post by NetRunnerSu »

const_cast wrote: post #110
Aurornis wrote: post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The blog explains it: It can move its head, antennas, and rotate. It’s a little humanoid desk toy to stand in for computer interaction. It has nothing to do with the disrupting the “robot industry” like the Venture Beat headline says. It’s a little animated thing to house the AV equipment.

So, a Furby? At this last CES there was a whole sleuth of these knick-knack type robots. A cute little thingy that doesn't do anything, but it's cute! And it looks around or something. All "AI powered", of course. Then I think we all forgot this was all the rage in the 2000s. These are just Furbys with extra steps. Except, I have more reason to believe Furbys have a soul. They feel a lot more alive... maybe too alive…

Forward pass is unconscious, you are just electric shocking the frog specimen.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44488126

Re: Hugging Face just launched a $299 robot that could disrupt the robotics industry

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Post by NetRunnerSu »

pmdr wrote: post #43
wackget wrote: post #33

Nothing in the article, the video, or the manufacturer's own blog post explains what this thing actually does . Seriously. This is an ephemeral marketing puff piece. As far as I can infer, the thing's basically a smart speaker which rotates.

> This is an ephemeral marketing puff piece. As is probably more than half of the inescapable AI hype. Imagine replacing most devices and workers with their hallucinating counterparts.

Humans can also have hallucinations, but they can be grounded quickly, and models with freezing weights are never possible.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44488126

Re: Hugging Face just launched a $299 robot that could disrupt the robotics industry

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Post by raywatcher »

wackget wrote: post #33

Nothing in the article, the video, or the manufacturer's own blog post explains what this thing actually does . Seriously. This is an ephemeral marketing puff piece. As far as I can infer, the thing's basically a smart speaker which rotates.

Whent to check their own website about it and it seems to be “an expressive, open-source robot designed for human-robot interaction, creative coding, and AI experimentation. Fully programmable in Python (and soon JavaScript, Scratch) and priced from $299, it's your gateway into robotics AI: fun, customizable, and ready to be part of your next coding project.” From what I’ve read in the rest of their press release you are pretty spot on on the smart rotating speaker
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