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I wonder how fast each Stretch can do these movements and how heavy a box they can lift. I assume that if they are able to reasonably grasp heavier boxes then
by tsujp 6y ago
I wonder how fast each Stretch can do these movements and how heavy a box they can lift.
I assume that if they are able to reasonably grasp heavier boxes then loading/unloading containers full of heavy _stuff_ would fall more into Stretch's domain (less chance for injury, less people needed per box) whereas human workers who can quickly stack light boxes would remain at the top _for now_?
It looks like (implied) from the product page (https://www.bostondynamics.com/stretch https://www.bostondynamics.com/stretch) that Stretch could handle things like load-balancing (literally) itself so say when loading a truck the heaviest stuff goes lowest and closest to the cab while also optimising for packing density. Very cool.
I could see this replacing some/most workers at packing centres for [insert large company names here] if that was the case.
- csomar 6y agoIt's probably too expensive, and require human intervention (skilled labor) to function. It's much cheaper as it is to hire humans.
- loceng 6y agoUntil you start valuing time as invaluable.
- unishark 6y agoYou could replace multiple minimally-skilled workers with one skilled engineer monitoring multiple robots. This is how manufacturing is going. Robots don't need to be completely autonomous.
- csomar 6y agoIt'll take time until it their "prototype" becomes useful. It took some time for Spot to find a niche and its not clear how viable it is, and what the costs are (contact us?). Paradoxically, raising the minimum wage and giving minimally-skilled workers more rights could play in favor of companies like Boston Dynamics.
- freeflight 6y ago> It took some time for Spot to find a niche and its not clear how viable it is, and what the costs are (contact us?). The Boston Dynamics shop lists prices for the Spot and all the accessories [0] It doesn't for the Enterprise and Academic versions, only offering "contact us", because orders in these fields often consist of larger numbers which might qualify for bulk/education discounts. [0] https://shop.bostondynamics.com/spot https://shop.bostondynamics.com/spot
- bhuirlylg 6y agoRobots won't try to unionize, neither will they piss in bottles and generate a lot of bad press for you.
- m463 6y agoI wonder if they could design a multi-arm version - think of a constantly rotating octopus. Having many arms could get the speed way up, and could help with balance too. multiple arms might even allow repurposing the arms - it could use two or three hands to grasp very odd or heavy objects.