I'm always thinking: actuators are close to their peak efficiency for some time now, i.e. electric motors can barely get any better. Same with with mechanical construction, materials and all the newtonian bits. These things are probably close to a theoretical optimum. Now these things weigh a certain amount for a set amount of power needed. It's all a bit like the rocket equation: the more power you need, the heavier the power supply, the bigger and heavier the motors have to be, and so on. So there's a hard limit of what an autonomous robot can do for how long. Now, the Boston Dynamics machines certainly are impressive in their promotional videos. But I've not found any reliable public information on how long their humanoid robots can operate autonomously without recharging. Minutes? Hours? Not that charging is that big of an issue, especially in a factory. But still, I'd be interested how long the machine can actually operate on its own. Maybe someone has information on that?
I imagine anything that actually is used in a factory environment to not look as humanoid as the press photos (especially the head there's no point in having that top appendage which does nothing but remind the reader of star wars) and also have a beefy power-cable suspended from the ceiling.
Meh. I'm assuming it'll be only available to the monied class and they don't care about ethics anyways. So might as well just take one of the organs from that new and upcoming El Salvadorian supplier.
I was being called a unicorn in a professional setting... unfamiliar with the term, I immediately thought I was being insulted, because unicorns exist just in people's imagination and fairy tales.
No, I need advertising to know what companies to avoid. The more annoying the ad, the more will I spend time and effort to avoid the product and boycott the business. Which is quite easy actually, since most online adverts are for obvious scams anyways.
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