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Cooking and folding clothes aren't going to be automated for a long time. Fine motor control is a hard problem that has resisted automation for decades. GPUs an
by erikpukinskis 9y ago
Cooking and folding clothes aren't going to be automated for a long time. Fine motor control is a hard problem that has resisted automation for decades. GPUs and RNNs don't help.
You need fingertips with lots of nerves, and probably thousands of very nuanced motor control paradigms.
- vinceguidry 9y agoI'd be happy with just laying the clothes flat so they don't wrinkle. That way I can get to it whenever. Especially if they're pressed first.
- vezycash 9y agoBuy wrinkle resistant clothes - they can be washed without needing pressing.
- vinceguidry 9y agoNo thanks, my current workflow works just fine.
- Retric 9y agoThere are demos of robots folding random laundry. They are slow and expensive, but that's the stuff that improves over time.
- tonyedgecombe 9y agoCooking has been automated for many people for a long time, all they need to do is open the microwave door.
- jimktrains2 9y agoSure, actual cooking won't be. However, taking a frozen entrée and heating it could very easily be automated.