2026-04-19 14:04 UTC
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@anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-20 14:09
They had at least one pit stop to cool the batteries and motors, which involved 3 people working on the thing for 30-50 seconds. Still sort an impressive engineering, but really humanoid robots are stupid. A motorized wheelchair could hose these things.
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@mech@feddit.org 2026-04-19 14:28
> Once the AI is developed they could deliver mail or stock items in a department store. That's never going to happen the way you imagine. AI can't make decisions it wasn't trained for, and delivering mail in the real world isn't as simple as you think. Unless you forced everyone to install standardized mailboxes and accepted that important mail won't be delivered to people if their mailbox looks different, got damaged, or is covered in snow. But assuming it did work, who would profit from AI mail robots? The people would get worse service, without a human connection anymore. The postal workers would all be fired. And as soon as the entire system relies on AI robots, the company leasing them out to the government would increase prices to at least what it cost before, since they've established a monopoly impossible to enter for any competition.
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@Cherry@piefed.social 2026-04-19 21:25
I now have so many questions about robopostman. What if a dog bites him? What when he spots old george lying in the living room? What if you just painted the path to the front door? what if you have to refuse a parcel? What if he gets robbed? What if a crazy guy with magnets attracts him?