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   Patrick C Miller :donor: (patrickcmiller@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 02:12:03 JST Patrick C Miller :donor:

   Amazon to spend $1 billion on startups that combine AI with robots https://arstechnica.com/?p=2006569

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     Cybarbie (nf3xn@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 03:45:23 JST Cybarbie

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     @patrickcmiller I don't understand why we make humanoid robots. All that effort into balance, locomotion when wheels would be far better. Years of research time wasted. Damn wish I had wheels sometimes. Why does it need a head? It doesn't.

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     Patrick C Miller :donor: (patrickcmiller@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 03:45:23 JST Patrick C Miller :donor:

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     • Cybarbie

     @nf3xn because people like to see things that look like people (even when they clearly aren’t)?

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     Patrick C Miller :donor: (patrickcmiller@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 03:47:54 JST Patrick C Miller :donor:

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     • dr_a

     @dr_a this isn't impossible, but it's not as feasible as it sounds. Human-like robots will have more moving parts than necessary for specific-purpose functions that specialized (shaped) robots can do for a lower total cost of ownership. Maintaining machines is more expensive than most expect.

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     dr_a (dr_a@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 03:47:55 JST dr_a

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     • Cybarbie

     @nf3xn @patrickcmiller The most common justification I’ve heard is then the robots can step right in and use human infrastructure. That makes sense in environments where the infrastructure can’t be changed. It’s also another weapon to keep human workers in line through the threat of immediate replacement.

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     Patrick C Miller :donor: (patrickcmiller@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 04:01:08 JST Patrick C Miller :donor:

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     • Cybarbie

     @nf3xn nailed it.

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     Cybarbie (nf3xn@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 04-Mar-2024 04:01:09 JST Cybarbie

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     @patrickcmiller Looking human is hardly a requirement for a box stacking machine? Billions wasted when some googly eyes would have done the trick.