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I'm thinking the humanoid approach to robotics is now a gimmick. In most--if not all--cases, a robot in human form is not necessary at all if the approach is to get work done.
It turns out the humanoid shape when making a general purpose robot is useful because humans have designed all the things around us, for humans.
They found the bottom of the uncanny valley and started digging.
Does anyone remember the scene in Terminator 2 where the T-1000 turns around instantly by swapping its face from front to back on its head? It reminds me of that. It's like they were consciously trying to evoke the Terminator.
The circular screen is supposed to display the words "PLEASE DISPLAY YOUR PAPERWORK, CITIZEN", otherwise what's the point really
Seems like they just posted a video about the new Atlas https://youtu.be/29ECwExc-_M
Geoffrey Hinton suggested that by 2030 the US military wants 50% robot
I am much more excited to see the progress of what Boston Dynamics is doing than by the next iteration of AI Chat. Of course this is not directly comparable, but I think robotics is harder and more less open to brute force approaches.
I’m pretty sure the next iteration of “AI chat” (multimodal generative models) will enable the next iteration of robotics.
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I strongly disagree. One of my pet peeves is the idea of asking the world to accommodate a situation rather than build solutions that adapt to the world. Big example: the best we have for mobility nowadays is a wheelchair of some sort. That requires building special ramps and elevators everywhere. If we had a four legged chair that could climb stairs, etc, like what BD is doing, it could transport people ANYWHERE. yo…
> One of my pet peeves is the idea of asking the world to accommodate a situation rather than build solutions that adapt to the world. While I understand and respect the sentiment, in my opinion human history has been a trend in molding our environment to our advantage. I can drive to a remote hill in Bangladesh from the capital because there are roads that we humans built and maintain. If we kept molding to the envi…
You say this like it's a good thing.
Seems like they just posted a video about the new Atlas https://youtu.be/29ECwExc-_M
Figure, a new startup, is working on a similar humanoid robot. They just raised $675 million from Jeff Bezos, Nvidia, and Microsoft [1]. Not sure about their chances of succeeding. On the other hand, as a non-American, I admire that the USA is seemingly the only place where people get funding for wonky ideas that sometimes become very successful. 1- https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/29/robot-startup-figure-valued-...
imho, Nobody does capitalism better than the Americans the South Koreans, and the Japanese(I guess because of the lack of natural resource in their geographies for KR/JP?). I've been privileged enough to build in those countries for an extended period of time, and work with builders in many other countries. I strongly believe nobody bruit forces ideas into existence better than them, they make the resources happen in…
I wonder if there is research on the topic - I mean Adam Smith is translated to all languages so it’s not about the ideas or non-tacit knowledge. Must be something institutional or otherwise cultural.