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The upshot of this is that anyone will be able to order a couple of robot arms from China and then set them up in a garage, programming them with just text, lik

The upshot of this is that anyone will be able to order a couple of robot arms from China and then set them up in a garage, programming them with just text, like we do with LLMs now. Time to think bigger.

dinkumthinkum 2y ago
I guess the question is where will they get the money to order those things?
- jwblackwell 2y ago
  The cost of robotics is coming down, check out Unitree. A couple of robot arms would cost about the same as a minimum wageworker for 1 year right now. But of course they can go virtually 24/7 so likely 1/3rd the cost
  - danans 2y ago
    Not the OP, but I think you might have missed their point, which I think was: if robots take away people's jobs, how will said people afford robots.
    - dzhiurgis 2y ago
      Nobody is doing house chores for me or remaining 99% of population...
      - sumedh 2y ago
        > remaining 99% of population... Well in developing countries you can hire people to do house chores.
      - hskalin 2y ago
        You sure about the 99%? A lot of middle class people in developing countries have part time house help
        danans 2y ago
        It's quite telling that these discussions often end up at conclusion that we are becoming a developing (or 3rd world) country again, and not Star Trek society.
    - zitsarethecure 2y ago
      Long term, humans are redundant and their inefficiency is just something that will be factored out of the system.
      - goatlover 2y ago
        Weird, I thought the system existed for humans.
        krapp 2y ago
        The system exists for capitalists, who are technically speaking humans. At least until the autonomous corporations really take over.
        roughly 2y ago
        Little did we know we already invented the paperclip maximizers
sottol 2y ago
> Time to think bigger. Ehh, no need - just let the LLM figure out what to build in your garage.
muzani 2y ago
"Time to think bigger." I want to strap robot arms to paralyzed people so they could walk around, pick up stuff, and climb buildings with them.
- ethan_smith 2y ago
  Climb buildings? ಠ_ಠ
  - opwieurposiu 2y ago
    Hopefully they invent some kind of sticky gripper instead of just smashing all the windows like Doctor Octopus.
  - muzani 2y ago
    Yes, sadly, not many places are wheelchair friendly.
  - mannycalavera42 2y ago
    it's called revenge climbing :-)
  - ur-whale 2y ago
    > Climb buildings? ಠ_ಠ Doc Oc style.
- numba888 2y ago
  you probably need robotic leg for walking. or better pony. but doing anything physically requires at least working torso.
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danavar 2y ago
Or put a few 6 axis arms on a track that goes throughout a home and have an instant home assistants
- jansan 2y ago
  Those tracks could be at the ceiling. Imagine a robot arm in a kitchen that is dangling from the ceiling. It could be helping when needed and disappear in a cupboard after that.
  - danavar 2y ago
    exactly exactly - I already want to buy one lol.
ddalex 2y ago
> programming them with just text Isn't programming just text anyway ?

dinkumthinkum 2y ago

I guess the question is where will they get the money to order those things?

jwblackwell 2y ago
The cost of robotics is coming down, check out Unitree. A couple of robot arms would cost about the same as a minimum wageworker for 1 year right now. But of course they can go virtually 24/7 so likely 1/3rd the cost
- danans 2y ago
  Not the OP, but I think you might have missed their point, which I think was: if robots take away people's jobs, how will said people afford robots.
  - dzhiurgis 2y ago
    Nobody is doing house chores for me or remaining 99% of population...
    - sumedh 2y ago
      > remaining 99% of population... Well in developing countries you can hire people to do house chores.
    - hskalin 2y ago
      You sure about the 99%? A lot of middle class people in developing countries have part time house help
      - danans 2y ago
        It's quite telling that these discussions often end up at conclusion that we are becoming a developing (or 3rd world) country again, and not Star Trek society.
  - zitsarethecure 2y ago
    Long term, humans are redundant and their inefficiency is just something that will be factored out of the system.
    - goatlover 2y ago
      Weird, I thought the system existed for humans.
      - krapp 2y ago
        The system exists for capitalists, who are technically speaking humans. At least until the autonomous corporations really take over.
        roughly 2y ago
        Little did we know we already invented the paperclip maximizers

sottol 2y ago

> Time to think bigger. Ehh, no need - just let the LLM figure out what to build in your garage.

muzani 2y ago

"Time to think bigger." I want to strap robot arms to paralyzed people so they could walk around, pick up stuff, and climb buildings with them.

ethan_smith 2y ago
Climb buildings? ಠ_ಠ
- opwieurposiu 2y ago
  Hopefully they invent some kind of sticky gripper instead of just smashing all the windows like Doctor Octopus.
- muzani 2y ago
  Yes, sadly, not many places are wheelchair friendly.
- mannycalavera42 2y ago
  it's called revenge climbing :-)
- ur-whale 2y ago
  > Climb buildings? ಠ_ಠ Doc Oc style.
numba888 2y ago
you probably need robotic leg for walking. or better pony. but doing anything physically requires at least working torso.

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danavar 2y ago

Or put a few 6 axis arms on a track that goes throughout a home and have an instant home assistants

jansan 2y ago
Those tracks could be at the ceiling. Imagine a robot arm in a kitchen that is dangling from the ceiling. It could be helping when needed and disappear in a cupboard after that.
- danavar 2y ago
  exactly exactly - I already want to buy one lol.

ddalex 2y ago

> programming them with just text Isn't programming just text anyway ?