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now imagine atlas with depleted uranium armor plates, 120 5.56 rounds (99.7% accuracy), and whatever specific equipment for an individual operator role spot as

now imagine atlas with depleted uranium armor plates, 120 5.56 rounds (99.7% accuracy), and whatever specific equipment for an individual operator role spot as a ground recon unit that works with drones in the air that create 3d plan of attack instead of sending elite human and dog operators in first, a squad of 4 atlas, 2 spots, and 4 drones is deployed the human teams move in second, close behind also do people really want humanoid robots at home? that’s a lot of space

dmix 4mo ago
Boston dynamics already tried selling to the military but it never really panned out as a big market because their robots were very loud. Which is why they focused on enterprise niches > also do people really want humanoid robots at home? Yes, they will be everywhere IMO
XorNot 4mo ago
> also do people really want humanoid robots at home? The other day I was reflecting on how currently the notion of supervising AI agents sounds like my idea of hell and I'm glad I can mostly do my job without doing it. But conversely, I'd absolutely love having even 1 humanoid robot which could follow simple verbal directions like "hold this tape measure" or "raise your end a little higher" while working as a collaborative team around the house. There is an absolute ton of practical jobs where another human form is needed, but one person is pretty obviously leading the activity and just needs "another pair of hands". A pair of bots which can carry sheet rock over uneven ground around a house? Absolute game changer.
Zigurd 4mo ago
So you think replacing humans on the battlefield with human shaped robots...why? It makes no sense in the same way that humans on a car production line are not replaced by human shaped robots, instead by far stronger, far more capable, far faster robots designed for purpose, not mimicry. There's nothing about a battlefield that makes it a good use case for human shaped robots.
ghaff 4mo ago
>also do people really want humanoid robots at home? For the right price and capabilities? Sure. I pay various people to do things around the house. Replacing those people with a humanoid robot is probably a big ask. But I'd certainly consider it if possible and cost-effective.

dmix 4mo ago

Boston dynamics already tried selling to the military but it never really panned out as a big market because their robots were very loud. Which is why they focused on enterprise niches > also do people really want humanoid robots at home? Yes, they will be everywhere IMO

XorNot 4mo ago

> also do people really want humanoid robots at home? The other day I was reflecting on how currently the notion of supervising AI agents sounds like my idea of hell and I'm glad I can mostly do my job without doing it. But conversely, I'd absolutely love having even 1 humanoid robot which could follow simple verbal directions like "hold this tape measure" or "raise your end a little higher" while working as a collaborative team around the house. There is an absolute ton of practical jobs where another human form is needed, but one person is pretty obviously leading the activity and just needs "another pair of hands". A pair of bots which can carry sheet rock over uneven ground around a house? Absolute game changer.

Zigurd 4mo ago

So you think replacing humans on the battlefield with human shaped robots...why? It makes no sense in the same way that humans on a car production line are not replaced by human shaped robots, instead by far stronger, far more capable, far faster robots designed for purpose, not mimicry. There's nothing about a battlefield that makes it a good use case for human shaped robots.

ghaff 4mo ago

>also do people really want humanoid robots at home? For the right price and capabilities? Sure. I pay various people to do things around the house. Replacing those people with a humanoid robot is probably a big ask. But I'd certainly consider it if possible and cost-effective.