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Direster t1_iv6lnoo wrote

Reply to comment by Any_Matter_5711 in Carnegie Mellon researchers claim they have used new AI techniques to train much cheaper robot dogs (approx $6,000 cost) to reproduce the advanced functionality of the Boston Dynamics Spot robot. by lughnasadh

I agree with you, but I think the point here is the incremental innovation, improving control and reducing cost.

Glad to see this innovation, this opens up quite a lot of use-cases.

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duderguy91 t1_iv7amdp wrote

I think in tech we generally have an expectation of things getting cheaper and more available with lower barrier to entry. It’s not always guaranteed but we have gotten used to it so things like this don’t really strike a surprising chord with people.

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Test19s t1_iv7l8sd wrote

Asimo took years while Tesla Optimus (far from cutting edge by today’s standards but would’ve been impressive in 2012) took a matter of months.

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