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points by tootie 4 days ago | 0 comments
We've built zillions of machines to automate tasks previously done by humans (or animals) and how many times did we design something based on humans work? Roughly zeroish? People used to do laundry with wash basin and a river, now it's a metal cube. People wash dishes with a sponge and a towel but the machine is a metal cube. People would cook over burning wood and now it's a metal cube.
[–] Forgeties79 4 days ago
The difference is this humanoid is meant to be a bespoke “does everything” robot. The others are very purpose-built/particular. And with good reason of course, an “everything humanoid” is beyond a moonshot in 2026
[–] jdironman 4 days ago
seems to me like the problem isn't the machines it's the last mile and preferences of humans
[–] imtringued 4 days ago
Yes, but if you're willing to wait for the robots to become humanoid, the original task doesn't seem to be important or urgent enough to build said robot.
[–] regularfry 4 days ago
What you're missing about the attraction of humanoid robots is that you can, software permitting, drop them into an existing factory and entirely replace the human workforce without retooling. They might only be good for a single generation, but they're ideal for that purpose.