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If all you want to do is push buttons there's probably a much simpler and cheaper way to accomplish what you want electronically.
by tgflynn 6y ago
If all you want to do is push buttons there's probably a much simpler and cheaper way to accomplish what you want electronically.
- Teever 6y agoI think we're talking about integrating robots into an environment that is designed for humans. As such robots pushing buttons is a good thing to reach for.
- tgflynn 6y agoI still think that application is a dead end. Anything that has buttons on it these days (and increasingly so in the future) is likely to also have some kind of wifi or other remote and/or programmable interface so control of that machine really isn't something you need or want a robot to do. I'm not sure exactly what the parent had in mind but consider the problem of washing dishes. A robot that can load a dishwasher has value, a robot that can only press the start button not so much.
- thefounder 6y agoPressing buttons was just a figure of speach. It could use wireless commands if course. My point is that we need a smart robot to supervise and "use" various devices(i.e the dishwasher). It doesn't need to lift heavy things or do many tasks himself because it could use dumb tools/machines to do that just like humans use forklifts. That's why I'm saying being smart/ingeligent is more important than how much it can lift or its battery autonomy.