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Forget mars colonies, i just want robots that can do household chores that don't cost more than a vacuum cleaner (and i think roombas are overpriced), where's R
by sabujp 7y ago
Forget mars colonies, i just want robots that can do household chores that don't cost more than a vacuum cleaner (and i think roombas are overpriced), where's Rosie?! That's hard, let's build the 10000th chat app instead, e.g. why did this cost $120 million https://qz.com/1194939/the-us-government-just-gave-someone-a-120-million-robotic-arm-to-use-for-a-year/ https://qz.com/1194939/the-us-government-just-gave-someone-a... ? Can't we do better now with 3d printing? I dunno, i think we're getting there : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6xqTcLXXC8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6xqTcLXXC8
- randomsearch 7y agoThought: is the migration of manufacturing away from western countries part of the problem? Lots of innovation in software in the US or UK, but less in manufacturing - perhaps because the skills aren’t there?
- ben_w 7y agoIs there really a lack of innovation in manufacturing? 3D printers (hyped though they are) are improving rapidly. Nanoscale stuff (not just graphene and chips, but also those) are seeing a lot of progress. I’m not in hardware though, so I can’t tell if that’s part of a trend or not.
- randomsearch 7y agoOh, sorry, I mean - as in innovation in hardware products rather than the manufacturing process itself.
- widowlark 7y agoProbably some of the issue, yes. I will say this is chiefly a company-side problem. Lot's of companies still have manufacturing jobs in the US, but they are typically high-skill manufacturing, like Boeing or Tesla.