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China unveils first humanoid robot for household chores, ready as early as 2027 (www.scmp.com)

submitted 1 month ago by FTonsilStones@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Soulphite@reddthat.com 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Will Smith's gonna be pissed if this shit comes to America.

[–] Cherry@piefed.social 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeh...I hope it says his wife's name...out its robot mouth.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Slap her name right out of its random access memory.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hmm yes autonomous industrial machinery wondering my house. What could go wrong?

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Roomba go bonk wall ! Yeah it feels way too early when you look at AI progress, also the price tag might be crazy

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

For those that just want to see a Video

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 month ago

Its gonna be terrible. Slow, edited, not ready yet.

[–] Cherry@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

W all saw iRobot!

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip -5 points 1 month ago

I'd be instantly getting one or more, but...I bet a quarter of my left nut that they will extensively send data back home, especially if that AI isn't local only. That's the reason I have no vac-robots or robot-lawnnowers. Despite me loooooving tech-gadgets.

Then again, if they wouldn't phone home...what to do with them. If they could do what our maid can, why would we need her. But we wouldn't fire her (she loves the work and needs the money). And paying her to watch the robot do the stuff would be...boring. Then again... Who cares, i really want one 😁

[+] Corvidae@lemmy.world -6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In California, decades ago we used to be able to throw away our household trash in one container. Now we have 3 containers, and it's recently become a fine-profit center: if folks don't properly separate their recycling, greenery, and trash components, the AI-surveillance cameras mounted on the trucks will catch it and fine the subscriber (never mind that these trash-recycling-greenery containers are unlocked and on the street where anyone can open and toss something in). In similar fashion, if society adopts robots for household chores, how long until household inspections are held to fine people (as a profit center) who don't keep their homes sufficiently neat?

[–] 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.