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China unveils first humanoid robot for household chores, ready as early as 2027 (www.scmp.com)
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Companies are still improving data required for robots to perform complex household tasks, some of which require embodied AI

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[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

how are you getting from A to Z there?

What reason would the governments have for mandating a fine for dirty homes, and further more why would the existence of a robot make this more likely?

[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'm making what is called an analogy.

What reason would the governments have ...?

The motive is money, but I didn't say anything about governments, that was your interpretation, and I'll admit it is a possibility. These robots are said to be AI, and I'd be very surprised if they don't also have wireless communications of some kind, but to whom and whether those communications can be hacked are all unknowns.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A fine put in place by who if not the government?

The privacy concerns of such a machine are indeed valid and I see no reason for anyone to put one in their house.

[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

In the case of trash collection, the fine has been put in place by the trash-collection corporations. How that specifically may analogize to household-chore robots: I'm not sure. There are possibilities, but picking one among many and saying it will certainly be that one seems likely to be like gambling. Perhaps the robotic company requires you to sign an end-user agreement with lots of fine-print legalese.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

Yeah, but in that scenario you can just not buy the robot.