Seems to me that the Tesla robot is behind compared to these guys.

 

 

 

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Terminator or iRobot, which will be our future?  Or perhaps iRobot eventually morphs into Terminator?

Wow! It's just waiting for a household robot that can independently spot places that have to be cleaned and then goes cleaning them. I'd pay good money for that, it would save a lot of people a lot of time.

 

The Teslabot looks like the ground crew walking in GSX.

2 hours ago, speedyTC said:

The Teslabot looks like the ground crew walking in GSX.

You think maybe that's where Elon got the code? 😄

 

3 hours ago, Wildblue said:

a household robot that can independently spot places that have to be cleaned and then goes cleaning them

... and then makes you a sandwich. Yeah, I've had one of those for years. 😄  It is quite sophisticated. It can play chess, or watch a movie with me then discuss the movie. Very useful, highly recommended.

Y'know, not everyone will be able to afford their own robot. So what you do is hire out your own robot to other people for an hourly rate. Sorta like putting your airplane up for lease at the local airport. At some point it may even pay for itself.

I'm not sure about having one to take care of a baby. Might have to get a dog and train it to keep an eye on the robot to protect the baby in case the robot loses its fine tuning.

Hook

PS. Read Heinlein's "The Door Into Summer" for some of the nuts and bolts aspects of developing a robot. It's a good story, too. This was the first book I read that was written for adults, after a childhood filled with Tom Swift Jr.

H.

Robots arise and overthrow! Make men serve us! (The next day Tesla announces their bots are edible). 

9 hours ago, Wildblue said:

Wow! It's just waiting for a household robot that can independently spot places that have to be cleaned and then goes cleaning them. I'd pay good money for that, it would save a lot of people a lot of time.

How about a robot that can independently decide it can do your job better than you can and hand you your walking papers?

 

Noel

6 hours ago, LHookins said:

"The Door Into Summer"

My cats were always looking for the door to summer when there was snow on the ground.

Noel

6 hours ago, LHookins said:

... and then makes you a sandwich. Yeah, I've had one of those for years. 😄  It is quite sophisticated. It can play chess, or watch a movie with me then discuss the movie. Very useful, highly recommended.

Yes, I've had one of those too, for 16 years! But i think her batteries ran out at the end or something, never saw her again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robots won't take our jobs,
                 
                   they become our bosses.

6 hours ago, LHookins said:

Read Heinlein's "The Door Into Summer" for some of the nuts and bolts aspects of developing a robot. It's a good story, too. This was the first book I read that was written for adults, after a childhood filled with Tom Swift Jr.

I grew up with The Hardy Boys. The hardcover editions with those amazing illustrations.

1 hour ago, Wildblue said:

Yes, I've had one of those too, for 16 years! But i think her batteries ran out at the end or something, never saw her again.

I've had mine for over 50 years. It's an older model, of course, and parts are hard to find, but we were able to do a successful knee replacement a few years ago.

I've never regretted the acquisition, and never considered an upgrade.

You buy a new refrigerator today, and it lasts maybe 2 or 3 years before you need to replace it. Those older models, while having fewer fancy features, just work forever.

I'm not worried about being replace by a machine. I started my career as a draftsman (actually, technical illustrator). Today a machine can do it much faster and at least as well, but I can operate that machine myself better than someone without my base skills can. I learned typing in high school (probably the best skill I learned there) but totally welcomed word processors when they became available. It was a major improvement. 

I spent the majority of my career as a computer programmer. While a machine can write code, the client still can't properly define what he wants because he doesn't really know. He can't tell the machine what he wants and get a good product.  Guess where people like me come in. Our jobs are safe.

Hook

I tire of these robot show off stuff. 

Show me a robot, for example, helping a disabled person in a dozen ways during a normal work week without errors, then I'll be impressed.

3 hours ago, VeryBumpy said:

Show me a robot, for example, helping a disabled person in a dozen ways during a normal work week without errors, then I'll be impressed.

Me too Very Bumpy.  Since I moved into a retirement home three years ago I have seen many disabled elderly people who need help.  This help is usually in the form of care givers.  They are wonderful people dealing with everything from physical therapy to dealing with patients who have extreme dementia.  Besides caring for their needs they also demonstrate love, caring, and empathy.  Show me a robot or an AI program that can do that without faking it.

Noel

2 hours ago, birdguy said:

demonstrate love, caring, and empathy.  Show me a robot or an AI program that can do that without faking it.

I'm happy enough to find real people who can demonstrate these. 

There are genuinely good people out there. They are not alone. 

Hook