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> "why does robotic manipulation in unstructured situations still suck after 50 years" Great point. Until the promoters of RL can build us a robot that can 1)
by randcraw 5y ago
> "why does robotic manipulation in unstructured situations still suck after 50 years"
Great point. Until the promoters of RL can build us a robot that can 1) walk gracefully through a typical home that has stairs and closed doors, 2) cook a meal with pots and pans, and 3) get back up after it falls down -- I suggest we take their claims of impending Singularity with a big grain of salt.
- sbierwagen 5y agoConsider if Boston Dynamics released a video of a robot doing all three things tomorrow, and announced that they were taking orders for immediate shipment, priced at $100,000. How far away would you think the singularity would be then? Separately, a hostile or indifferent AI could still cause a heck of a lot of trouble for human civilization without the first two things. Consider an autofactory clearing room for expansion with bulldozers, no need to navigate stairs there. Bullets or smart glide bombs don't need to understand doorknobs. Etc.