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Author is going to Halodi Robotics. I always thought that human shaped robots are a terrible form factor. Why limit yourself to the awkward design that 3.77 bi
by ozten 4y ago
Author is going to Halodi Robotics.
I always thought that human shaped robots are a terrible form factor. Why limit yourself to the awkward design that 3.77 billion years of evolution accidentally landed on?
- me_me_mu_mu 4y agoWhy do you think it is an accident? I thought evolution is an adaptation mechanism. If anything I'd say we've got a pretty cool form factor (peak human form, not like me who is out of shape lmao).
- ozten 4y agoI used the word accident to emphasize that there is no design or designer. I agree that evolution is adaptive and often creates optimal solutions.
- pvalue005 4y agoThe human body has been optimized for a very complex objective function, and in a very different environment to a robot. If you specify what the robots are doing, and the set of constraints like power source, size, weights, etc., the optimal design will unlikely be humanoid.
- sligor 4y agoHuman shaped robot is not a technical solution, it is a feature
- riazrizvi 4y agoPerhaps because that form factor has heavily informed civilization's current challenges?
- tuckerman 4y agoThere is a school of thought in robotics/AI that believe embodiment is necessary (or at least the fastest way) for us to learn abstract thought. Embodiment can really span the gamut of meanings, but there are definitely researchers that believe humanoid robots are the best path forward to that goal. If you have a more specific goal in mind, e.g. solving a small set of industrial/commercial use cases, that changes the calculus dramatically.
- colinmhayes 4y agoIt really sounds like the author's long term goal is AGI. I believe he said something about how being at a company with a 5 year head start on human shaped robots would give him the data advantage he believes is needed for AGI.