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OpenArm: An open-source 7DOF humanoid arm

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Re: OpenArm: An open-source 7DOF humanoid arm

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Post by showerst »

bluebarbet wrote: post #16
NegativeLatency wrote: post #2

Crosses fingers for a general purpose laundry folding bot

To me it does not seem like progress that, on a stressed and finite planet, humanity might "need" an energy- and resource-intensive machine to complete a task as physically undemanding (and even frivolous) as folding a sheet. But here we are.

Have a couple of kids and then revisit this comment =). Laundry folding is probably family's most disliked trivial chore, and becomes a non-trivial chore if you have a large family with lots of activities that generate a constant stream of dirty uniforms and gym clothes.

Re: OpenArm: An open-source 7DOF humanoid arm

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Post by nater5000 »

bluebarbet wrote: post #16
NegativeLatency wrote: post #2

Crosses fingers for a general purpose laundry folding bot

To me it does not seem like progress that, on a stressed and finite planet, humanity might "need" an energy- and resource-intensive machine to complete a task as physically undemanding (and even frivolous) as folding a sheet. But here we are.

People are consuming useless plastic toys at an unfathomable rate. It's one example, but it likely contributes so much more to the stress on our planet than actual robots capable of providing actual utility by a huge margin. I'll question the use of humanity's resources once we reel in behaviors like that a bit.

Re: OpenArm: An open-source 7DOF humanoid arm

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Post by prometheus1992 »

slfnflctd wrote: post #30
prometheus1992 wrote: post #28

i'm not really sure if people are being sarcastic about laundry folding being the real application of this because I have never felt in my life that i want a robot folding my laundry. i actually love folding my laundry.

It's a huge milestone for robotic capabilities more generally. This particular problem has been discussed a ton in robotics communities. It requires a gentle-but-firm grip and extreme dexterity across a wide range of shapes, sizes, weights, densities and material types. If a somewhat affordable robot can fold some of your laundry in a reasonable amount of time, all of a sudden there are a lot more new and useful thin…

>>> If a somewhat affordable robot can fold some of your laundry in a reasonable amount of time, all of a sudden there are a lot more new and useful things it can do as well. It's a metric.

I see, is it like arc agi but for robots? wouldn't the companies just laundryfold-maxx their robots then?

Re: OpenArm: An open-source 7DOF humanoid arm

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Post by dan-bailey »

nater5000 wrote: post #33
bluebarbet wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To me it does not seem like progress that, on a stressed and finite planet, humanity might "need" an energy- and resource-intensive machine to complete a task as physically undemanding (and even frivolous) as folding a sheet. But here we are.

People are consuming useless plastic toys at an unfathomable rate. It's one example, but it likely contributes so much more to the stress on our planet than actual robots capable of providing actual utility by a huge margin. I'll question the use of humanity's resources once we reel in behaviors like that a bit.

You leave my Lego collection out of this.

Re: OpenArm: An open-source 7DOF humanoid arm

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Post by brookst »

embedding-shape wrote: post #23
bluebarbet wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To me it does not seem like progress that, on a stressed and finite planet, humanity might "need" an energy- and resource-intensive machine to complete a task as physically undemanding (and even frivolous) as folding a sheet. But here we are.

I see people taking cars for distances that would take 10-15 minutes to walk. If we're hunting to cut down on inefficiencies, there is a lot of stuff we could attack before a robot arm becomes impactful enough to care about.

I genuinely don’t understand this binary thinking. You could easily turn it around: if we’re cutting down on inefficiencies, laundry folding robots will give people more time to exercise.

Or, why bother going to the gym if you don’t eat healthily? Or, why bother eating healthy if you don’t go to the gym.

Not trying to give you a hard time specifically, it’s just a pattern that I feel left out of. If A and B are both improvements over status quo, why does one obviate the other?

Re: OpenArm: An open-source 7DOF humanoid arm

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Post by brookst »

mxmilkiib wrote: post #11
NegativeLatency wrote: post #2

Crosses fingers for a general purpose laundry folding bot

I've got a collection of socks needing darning!

Oh great now you’re outsourcing the “where the hell did the other sock go and why are there always odd numbers coming out of the dryer” existential crises to AI. Is there no aspect of the human experience you won’t cede to machines?

Re: OpenArm: An open-source 7DOF humanoid arm

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Post by altruios »

donpdonp wrote: post #13

$6,500 for OpenArm v2. Incredibly smooth movement, 4kg of load per arm. Its unclear how far the level of autonomous control has come so far. The video shows mostly tele-operated operation. I have to agree with other comments here that folding laundry is the killer app.

Respectfully, that's the corporate-washed killer app.

Intimacy between people in a long distance relationship: that's the killer app.

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