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Oneironaut

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92. Close to the end of manual labor? Meh.

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 02:41 PM

Feb 2016

I think the robot is very interesting, but A - it's very slow, and B - It only really works in ideal conditions and situations (physical and intellectual). There are a number of problems that make this thing impractical for use in the outside world. It might have good niche uses, though.

Before this thing has any use, it has a number of physical and AI-related hurdles to jump over. We're not there yet.

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Google robot is 'the end of manual labor' [View all] EdwardBernays Feb 2016 OP

Who cares about jobs when the "efficiency of companies" is at stake? arcane1 Feb 2016 #1

So how do we cope with this? ghostsinthemachine Feb 2016 #2

Well EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #5

Wow, thanks a lot ghostsinthemachine Feb 2016 #7

Love the video... ghostsinthemachine Feb 2016 #9

That video EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #10

It won't be in 50 years, it will be much sooner. wilsonbooks Feb 2016 #35

I think it will be 50 years before people wake the fuck up ghostsinthemachine Feb 2016 #108

Not to mention the satisfaction a job well done can bring. LisaM Feb 2016 #8

Well..... EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #11

It will move to a jobless society. I studied that eons ago in college economics. The professor RKP5637 Feb 2016 #54

I think you're probably right EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #57

Because the perps and the 1% have no souls, in every single sense. WinkyDink Feb 2016 #16

If you don't know the answer to what lies after work... TampaAnimusVortex Feb 2016 #20

Okay..... LisaM Feb 2016 #21

A comprehensive welfare state and shorter hours are the solution killbotfactory Feb 2016 #55

Guaranteed Minimum Income. Jester Messiah Feb 2016 #60

Interesting...my son is an electrician apprentice adigal Feb 2016 #62

Humans consume a lot and produce very little especially in the 3rd world 951-Riverside Feb 2016 #70

Why would a reduction plan be necessary? The issue is political, rather than just a question... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #90

Well, we do have Kissinger, who refers to the unemployed poor PatrickforO Feb 2016 #80

We need to focus on technologies and policies that provide everyone with a base quality of life. phleshdef Feb 2016 #99

They will replace rich people RobertEarl Feb 2016 #3

What functions would the rich person replacement robot perform? Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2016 #18

Actually ... Displace ... thanks for the question RobertEarl Feb 2016 #19

Which is (in part) a good thing Albertoo Feb 2016 #4

I'm sure having no job is better. *sarcasm* WinkyDink Feb 2016 #17

Luddites thought weaving machines meant the end of employment Albertoo Feb 2016 #22

Or maybe the power to choose their own employment The2ndWheel Feb 2016 #42

The historical trend isn't that Albertoo Feb 2016 #47

As you say, good is a subjective word The2ndWheel Feb 2016 #56

Well, you're right, of course Albertoo Feb 2016 #83

Albertoo olddots Feb 2016 #78

I'm personally exited to welcome our new robot overlords. Glassunion Feb 2016 #6

i agree i willl do whatever they want us to do. (hopes AI reading this in 5 years believes me) nt JanMichael Feb 2016 #28

Sure... whatever. Zing Zing Zingbah Feb 2016 #12

Many many many EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #14

It's already started with politicians � the Rubiobot is already out there. brush Feb 2016 #27

This is a very worrisome development. These are jobs needed by people WHO MADE ME A DEMOCRAT. WinkyDink Feb 2016 #13

It's inevitable EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #15

It's always been about distribution of wealth. What has technology got to do with it? hunter Feb 2016 #23

The o0nly problem is that robots don't buy anything Sam_Fields Feb 2016 #24

not necessarily true EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #25

Computers will boost productivity leading to the abelenkpe Feb 2016 #26

Someday robots will do anything we can do. And there is no stopping it. nt Logical Feb 2016 #29

So, how long until Atlas turns into this? backscatter712 Feb 2016 #30

�so line up at the suicide booths, everybody. Meat bags are so yesterday librechik Feb 2016 #31

I would like to see a bunch of them 15 to 20 stories in the air, putting metal decking on a Ghost in the Machine Feb 2016 #32

there are already several on the market RedRocco Feb 2016 #34

I'm glad I'm old.... n/t PasadenaTrudy Feb 2016 #33

What? Type louder and slower, please. ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2016 #59

I watched part of that video. kentauros Feb 2016 #36

Well... EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #37

I disagree on it lowering prices. kentauros Feb 2016 #39

what you're talking about EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #43

Well, I'm not reading any of that. kentauros Feb 2016 #46

umm... EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #48

As niche markets, I'm sure human run and operated businesses have a place... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #38

Again: cost. kentauros Feb 2016 #40

robots EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #45

And the small business owner is not what you seem to think it is. kentauros Feb 2016 #49

here's where that falls down EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #50

I get the impression you haven't talked to many small business owners. kentauros Feb 2016 #51

I am a small business owner EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #52

Well, I've both talked to many and worked for many. kentauros Feb 2016 #64

I don't think everything will be wonderful EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #71

Perhaps small businesses think that way in Europe, kentauros Feb 2016 #74

Like with Walmart EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #75

Except, I'm not talking about small businesses competing with big businesses. kentauros Feb 2016 #82

Obviously EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #107

Plenty will still be around by 2050. kentauros Feb 2016 #109

Part of the pleasure of going out to eat, or getting a coffee1 adigal Feb 2016 #63

That is a big factor, kentauros Feb 2016 #66

That's hardly universal whatthehey Feb 2016 #100

That machine, at 50 grand, will be cheaper than a human and pay for itself... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #65

Some businesses will embrace their use. kentauros Feb 2016 #68

That's a blanket claim that will prove untrue, I'm sure. There will be some... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #76

It's a blanket statement based on how a majority of people think. kentauros Feb 2016 #84

I'm laughing that anyone thinks anything positive is going to happen as a result of mass automation. HughBeaumont Feb 2016 #41

You're missing the point EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #44

See, you're coming from an idealist perspective that American power brokers are reasonable. HughBeaumont Feb 2016 #85

Not at all. jeff47 Feb 2016 #89

This this 100 times this EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #93

Yeah . . . better let their military and police know ahead of time. HughBeaumont Feb 2016 #103

Like always EdwardBernays Feb 2016 #105

This is so obviously happening PasadenaTrudy Feb 2016 #87

So will robots be assembling robots? Manufacturing their parts? closeupready Feb 2016 #53

Do you think people will stop trying to make that happen? The2ndWheel Feb 2016 #58

indeed... although we could put restrictions on it much like we do for human gene engineering Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #61

There are a lot of things human beings have tried to make illegal The2ndWheel Feb 2016 #72

this is true... still, it seems obvious that we should enact some restrictions on what robots can do Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #77

This is what I know, I know that there will always be a need for manual labor. closeupready Feb 2016 #69

Just another limit we'll try and get around The2ndWheel Feb 2016 #81

I'm not sure if I agree entirely, but your last paragraph is very true. closeupready Feb 2016 #86

Actually yes, why would humans be more suited for that. Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #67

Will robots be doing inventory, intake? In Pixar cartoons, it seems so easy. closeupready Feb 2016 #73

Actually I would expect they would, as long as they are capable of manipulating... Humanist_Activist Feb 2016 #79

Why not? jeff47 Feb 2016 #94

It's funny sometimes here in discussions about physical reality, closeupready Feb 2016 #95

What limit of physical reality prevents robots from assembling robot parts and other robots? jeff47 Feb 2016 #96

Robots are things. Things fall apart. Therefore, closeupready Feb 2016 #97

And when a robot falls apart, other robots can repair or replace it. jeff47 Feb 2016 #98

For one thing, access to natural resources can be an insurmountable physical limit closeupready Feb 2016 #104

The solar system has a lot of resources. jeff47 Feb 2016 #106

"We already have people 3D printing 3D printers. " This is like the lady on the Land O Lakes Butter bettyellen Feb 2016 #110

"It's a huge societal issue with jobs" KamaAina Feb 2016 #88

Hell if it can do manual work, surely it could replace office workers too! B Calm Feb 2016 #91

Close to the end of manual labor? Meh. Oneironaut Feb 2016 #92

Skynet begins. Initech Feb 2016 #101

I can get behind this. Deadshot Feb 2016 #102