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Figure 03, our 3rd generation humanoid robot

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392 points lairv | 2 comments | 09 Oct 25 13:27 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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cooper_ganglia ◴[09 Oct 25 17:52 UTC] No.45530893[source]▶
Crazy to me how negative the comments are here. None of this was even remotely possible less than 5 years ago. Now, we're demoing consumer-facing robotics that will soon, within a couple iterations, be able to perform most of your household tasks without issue.

The frog boils quickly.

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ActionHank ◴[10 Oct 25 14:10 UTC] No.45539283[source]▶
I think the point is that we all want a robot to do the laundry and pack the dishwasher, but basically no one wants to be greeted by a robot when they arrive at a hotel.

They are selling it the way AI has been sold. This will replace everyone's jobs. Thing is everyone is tired now, so many pointless layoffs, massive bubble, "AI-First"-desperate-ass companies.

Who will buy the robots if we are all unemployed?

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1. letmevoteplease ◴[10 Oct 25 14:58 UTC] No.45539823[source]▶
I'd love to be greeted by a robot when arriving at a hotel. Of course there's the novelty factor, but even without that, self-checkouts show that many people prefer interacting with a machine over a human for service.

More importantly, who wants to stand behind a desk 8 hours a day and handle fussy customers? Probably some people, but the main motivation for the average hotel clerk is receiving money. Can we reorganize the economy so robots perform this kind of mundane work, while humans still receive money but can spend their time on more meaningful activities than standing behind a desk? I think a future like that is possible although it remains to be seen whether we will get it.

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2. ActionHank ◴[10 Oct 25 15:38 UTC] No.45540185[source]▶
Maybe we live in different worlds, but I don’t know anyone who is especially happy when they get AI support rather than a human.

Services roles that are high contact / human interaction should have a human to deal with.