• locahosr443@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Elon Musk has stated that Tesla will begin producing its Optimus robot for internal use before the end of next year.

    While it should have been obvious anyway here is confirmation it’s all bullshit

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    “There is a lot of optimism that ChatGPT-level models for robotics will soon be upon us,” says Ed Colgate, a professor at Northwestern University in Illinois.

    Uh… sure.

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    Widespread use in industry not for personal use if you mean the right word. Robots for personal use still slow in movement because we expected robot can do multiple thing, it’s different to the robots for industrial use since it can only do one or two thing faster than human not many thing

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    Another reason why companies like Amazon treats it’s workforce like garbage. They are seen as replaceable in the near future.

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    Why, when you have the ability to build robots of any shape or size, would you want to build a humanoid robot in particular? Are they just lacking creativity? Or is being humanoid just hype, like dotcom or AI?

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      Because the entire world is designed around the human body and the way it moves. It’s theoretically much easier to introduce a humanoid robot into an existing workspace than it is to retrofit all the doors, stairs, etc. to allow a wheeled robot to move around.

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        I’m not sure that can be the case when it’s increasingly the case that buildings are built to be accessible by wheeled humans currently, often mandated by law.

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          That applies to public spaces, yes, but not ALL spaces. I’m on the board of directors for a small non-profit organization that expanded their facility a few years ago. We had to prove for ADA compliance that one floor of our facility was restricted in its use and not for public access. If we had been required to make it publicly accessible then it would have required an elevator, which would have been so expensive that it would have put an end to that expansion project before it even started. The public spaces are all fully ADA compliant. Those private spaces are not.

          Also, like most building code requirements etc. the ADA only comes into effect with new construction or when the renovations to an existing property exceed a certain threshold (I forget the specifics). There are plenty of older buildings out there that aren’t fully ADA compliant.

          I know people who live on 3rd floor walkups that were likely built 100+ years ago with narrow curved stairs as the only way in or out. If you want to replace a delivery person with a robot in places like that then wheels won’t cut it.