Robotics and humanoid robotics & civilian drones discussion

mack8 said:

I'm surprised no one said it, but this Xpeng IRON thing is f*** ing T-800 through and through. I'm a bit dissappointed they haven't done a proper T-800 robot just for the heck of it, it's just mindboggling that they have the technology now to actually do that for real.

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The founder of Xpeng reportedly said not to expect a home robot servant anytime soon. The more immediate use will be as tour guides, sales assistants, etc. Sigh, so much more has to be ironed out.

humanoid robot that move around in 2 legs in a factory floor is pretty dumb.

Anyways, here is UQI's solution for moving around boxes and containers in warehouses. This makes a lot more sense to me.

tphuang said:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1986790052827963659

humanoid robot that move around in 2 legs in a factory floor is pretty dumb.

Anyways, here is UQI's solution for moving around boxes and containers in warehouses. This makes a lot more sense to me.

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Always did. Humanoids have many design compromises because the human body is not optimal for many tasks. That's why we made machines.

SlothmanAllen said:

I am currently taking a long view on humanoid robotics. I think all of the achievements as of late have been impressive, but I still think we might be a while off from adopting them in our homes. I am thinking it might be about 15 years or so before they become fairly common.

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The Unitree price point is extremely attractive. The large supply chain being built by China, as well as all the basic "algorithms" that allow the humanoid robots to balance, walk, and do all kinds of cool stuff we see in videos is the "infrastructure" for a future truly functional humanoid robot.

When the "ChatGPT" moment for robot software finally arrives, China will basically have everything ready and in place to mass-produce a robot labor force.