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[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

I honestly don't see an issue with it. These robots aren't for sale, there's no estimated sale date, nor are they likely in production in any meaningful sense. Yes, he gave a price range, but that's obviously aspirational and not confirmed seeing as there's no expected release date whatsoever.

From the video I watched, it seemed obvious the robots were limited to a handful of interactions, such as:

  • hand gift bag to person - it certainly seemed to go through a certain routine each time, but the person seemed to be able to point at the one they want
  • rock paper scissors
  • fill and hand drink to someone (didn't see it in the video)
  • dance according to some choreography

There certainly seemed to be some AI happening (i.e. detect which bag, let go of gift, etc), but it seemed like a very on-rails experience.

And I got that from watching it live, not looking at someone dissect what was going on. Having a handler there to push the robot into one of a handful of pre-programmed routines seems absolutely reasonable.

this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2024
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