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I understand this is a prototype, but for your own safety, please use a dummy head to test. This arm should go nowhere near your head unless you're absolutely
by vsskanth 7y ago
I understand this is a prototype, but for your own safety, please use a dummy head to test.
This arm should go nowhere near your head unless you're absolutely sure it has all the necessary safeguards tested to not cause significant harm.
Edit: Looks like your twitter has vids showing tests with a dummy. However, its still scary.
- sansnomme 7y agoThere is no better way for a software engineer to learn about the perils of poor software and machine learning than to go under the knife (literally). Cambridge Analytica and the constant fearmongering about data collection ultimately has very few immediate and direct impacts. The designers of Canadian/French radiotherapy machines never had to dogfood their own product. This on the other hand, has a very quick and immediate feedback loop. If one were to graduate from building robots to building e.g. airliner control systems, a bit of skin off the tip of the ear or scalp would pay for itself several times over if you factor in the loss of an airliner. https://www.imgur.com/gallery/r2fW2o7 https://www.imgur.com/gallery/r2fW2o7
- vsskanth 7y agoI get your point, but in this case, that arm is operating on its own without complete control by the user (I assume). Its not the same as playing with something. It can go very, very wrong if that arm has a bug and there's no force feedback based cutoff.
- sansnomme 7y agoModern day razors are very safe and the worst that could happen is a clipped ear or a scratched scalp. Messy yes but hardly deadly. Just remember to restrict the movement state space of the arm so it can never be in front you (don't want it near eyes).