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zuggles t1_j4wgr55 wrote

Reply to comment by Equivalent-Ice-7274 in Watch Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid work at a 'construction site' - The Robot Report by Gari_305

ding ding. pre planning and scripted execution-- ie nearly useless.

might be useful for space applications.

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OmegaXesis t1_j4wikx7 wrote

I can see them being used to setup a Martian colony prior to human deployment. But I want to say I have a feeling within a decade we’ll see them perform more autonomy and perform more practical tasks. Technology has been moving pretty quickly as of recently.

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PedroEglasias t1_j4wpvdc wrote

Exactly, there's a general purpose AI that's been pretty big news lately and that's the kind of AI you need to control a general purpose robot

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prematurely_bald t1_j4zdbt8 wrote

What exactly is “useless” about a bipedal robot that can execute a pre-programmed routine with near flawless precision?

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Affectionate-Memory4 t1_j4ytwtb wrote

The real benefit is how quickly it can learn a new task. Atlas has tasks given to it and waypoints to reach. It does do some of the work itself. I agree though, not nearly as threatening as a fully AI controlled model, though we are headed down that path at full throttle already.

I could see these being useful in lots of situations where you need something like a human, but that you won't feel as bad about killing if things go poorly. Things like hazardous waste cleanup or future space missions where a human pilot just has to point a joystick and move their arms to grasp things via the robot are what I think of first.

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