What happened to all the optimism for robots?
>butlers to cook and clean
>workers to do the dangerous jobs
>robotic limbs for the disabled
>provide friendship and company for the lonely
All I see these days is spyware, lost jobs and military death machines. It's depressing.
>>61272785
There's literally no reason any of these should have a humanoid form-factor. Except sexbots obviously.
>>61272812
If it's humanoid it will be more relatable to people, and be more compatible with human environment and tools.
>>61272834
>people
You talk about "normies" probably. Not people.
Why are robots still so noisy when they move? What can we do to improve them?
Robots already do all of that shit
Gotta take the good with the consequences
>>61272812
General purpose robots will have to be built to work with our infrastructure and our tools, in many cases this necessitates at least a vaguely humanoid form.
>>61272917
Our best shot are memory shape alloys. They're noiseless but they are slow.
>>61272785
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKdYAGQVb-k
>>61272785
People think automation, and therefore robotics will steal ther jerbs. Which honestly, if your job can be replaced by current robotics, you deserve to lose your fuckin job.
>>61272785
Robots do tons of things already in almost every sector of the economy there is they just look like giant arms on swivels so no one gives a fuck.
>>61273435
Finally, my personal moot
>>61272785
depression-lite happened. aside from the exceedingly rich, people rarely have enough money to spend on things they don't need these days. back when there was optimism for robotics, it was also expected that a person could afford a robot to have, but now even the universities and companies that develop robotics are stretched thin.
>>61273472
i would rather have factory workers have their job than, for example, let gender studies majors be employed.
>>61272785
MUHR JERBZ
>is actually on unemployment
>>61273492
>>61272785
>All I see these days is...lost jobs
>butlers to cook
>>butlers to clean
>workers to...do jobs
when you hear about the automation apocalypse, just remember how freaked out everyone was about y2k as well
>>61273578
One Chinese factory switched all their production to robots
Failure rate went down to zero and productivity increased.
>>61272785
So we're replacing women with more property?
>>61272812
should be treads + claw, it's the only form that's ever been useful for anything
>>61272785
its happening but only rich fags will be able to afford it.
hope you arent a retard with your money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKCVol2iWcc
>>61272812
How many weebs are here?
>>61277091
it's still kinda dumb at this point, you have to prepare all the ingredients and place them in designated locations
>>61272834
>relatable
>useful
pick one
>>61272785
The obsession with bipedal human-like robots is holding us back honestly.
>>61276968
Source
>>61277721
http://www.zmescience.com/other/economics/china-factory-robots-03022017/
>>61273435
>Thank you for carrying my bags robot bro now go home
>Robot gets stolen by a nigger on the way home
The future isn't coming anytime soon
>>61272812
It looks cooler