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It's a hypothetical deployment but it's reasonable to expect. These robots will be very valuable, and everyone will want one. It's not going to become a housema
by robinhoode 2y ago
It's a hypothetical deployment but it's reasonable to expect. These robots will be very valuable, and everyone will want one. It's not going to become a housemaid in a few years. But will they be making car parts? Almost certainly. Moravec's paradox is still in play, but advancement in AI chips will slowly overcome it.
- Intralexical 2y ago> But will they be making car parts? Almost certainly. What can humanoid robots making car parts do, that the already-existing and already widely deployed robots making car parts can't?
- wepple 2y agoRe-tool an entire factory overnight in response to a change in design of the car, or in fact to produce airplanes instead
- ok_dad 2y agoI don’t think you understand how hard it is to retool and rearrange a factory.
- ben_w 2y agoWithout knowing the specifics, that would be whichever things prevented Tesla from being run as a lights-out factory already.
- umeshunni 2y ago> But will they be making car parts? Almost certainly. Worth calling out that Hyundai is a major investor in Boston Dynamics. FTA: This journey will start with Hyundai—in addition to investing in us, the Hyundai team is building the next generation of automotive manufacturing capabilities, and it will serve as a perfect testing ground for new Atlas applications.
- delfinom 2y agoThey own 80% of BD. Softbank owns the remaining 20%
- throwaway2037 2y agoWiki says it is 100% owned by Hyandai. > Boston Dynamics has been owned by the Hyundai Motor Group since December 2020, but having only completed the acquisition in June 2021.
- joe_the_user 2y agoBut will they be making car parts? Almost certainly. I believe robots are currently making car parts in abundance. The robots usually are like a box with a hydraulic arm or something equivalent. The specially and especially hard part of humanoid robots is justifying the cost and complexity of the construction by having them by "walk-on replacements" for humans and so they have failed entirely at being that.