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It is also that as soon as you have a rigid robot with that force, speed, and without a steel fence as separation near a human, you have a safety problem. If a
by jnxx 6y ago
It is also that as soon as you have a rigid robot with that force, speed, and without a steel fence as separation near a human, you have a safety problem.
If a human family member holds something like a baseball bat, or a butcher's knife within arms length of you, you can feel safe around them, and be sure they control their motions.
Contrarily, having an industrial robot with something like a screwdriver at the height of your head and within a meter of distance is just scary.
- tgflynn 6y agoI'm not thinking of something as dumb as an industrial robot. You would want a safety mechanism that detects nearby humans (say in the same room) and switches to low power mode if any are present. That way you can get work done at a reasonable speed when the robot is alone with very little risk of hurting anyone. Yes, there are some safety issues to take into account with a household robot but they pale in comparison to those of a self-driving car whose whole reason for existence is to pilot a > 1 ton metal object at high speeds.