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It's probably too expensive, and require human intervention (skilled labor) to function. It's much cheaper as it is to hire humans.
by csomar 6y ago
It'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.