Asimo... how long before we all have one?
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commodorejohn
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What would I do with it? Artificial intelligence isn't at the point that I'd trust it to do my cooking or cleaning, and it sure as hell isn't at the point where it can fake a personality well enough to provide companionship.
commodorejohn
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I'd think it'd be cheaper just to hire someone...
You don't have to "imagine" too hard old chap.
Once the price of the automated vacuum cleaners drops, I may consider one of them.
Justin
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i already have one
but why? why do you need one? rubbish!!!
but why? why do you need one? rubbish!!!
i already have one
but why? why do you need one? rubbish!!!
i'd sooner have a scan doubler
have a look at blinky
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520494/
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them irobots vacumes are rubbish they keep breaking down we sell em and get returned to be repaired
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520494/
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them irobots vacumes are rubbish they keep breaking down we sell em and get returned to be repaired
About 6 years ago many non-canned ambient groceries such as cakes and biscuits switched to "SRP", Shelf Ready Packaging. I was convinced at this point they were trying to standardise boxes in readiness of a future deployment of robot staff. A few months later I was shooting a promo film for an exhibition for automated sales systems, and all the big supermarket retailers were there taking a serious interest. I am convinced that by the year 2025 we will have supermarkets with zero staff except men walking around with cans of oil doing running repairs on the robots.
I wrote a few anonymous blog entries on a site about this a few years ago, and I think a few of things I claimed are already happening.
Regarding the robot vacuum cleaners, they seem to be of very limited use to me. At present they can only vacuum the floor, and that is really the easy part. If you are going to clean properly, you need to do the walls, the top corners, the door frames, the doors, tops of cupboards, furniture including the tops and backs etc. That is the time consuming part.
I wrote a few anonymous blog entries on a site about this a few years ago, and I think a few of things I claimed are already happening.
Regarding the robot vacuum cleaners, they seem to be of very limited use to me. At present they can only vacuum the floor, and that is really the easy part. If you are going to clean properly, you need to do the walls, the top corners, the door frames, the doors, tops of cupboards, furniture including the tops and backs etc. That is the time consuming part.
tokyoracer
(Not actually from Tokyo).
Hopefully never. Robot's to me seem so soulless.
Ed.D
Active member
I bet with all the talent on this forum we could probably build one and market it, Amibot? That's a point, if you did get a `bot what would you call it? Oy Robot? (for god's sake nobody say Speccy! )
Speaking of automation, one of our local B and Q's has 4 checkouts and they're all self service, no standard tills with real people behind them. although I love technology I hate using these automated devices.
I got really annoyed once calling my credit card helpline where you have to explain what you're problem is to a recorded voice machine and it tries to work out which department your call should be forwarded to. I'm normally pretty quiet, but a few expletives later I put the phone down.
)Speaking of automation, one of our local B and Q's has 4 checkouts and they're all self service, no standard tills with real people behind them. although I love technology I hate using these automated devices.
I got really annoyed once calling my credit card helpline where you have to explain what you're problem is to a recorded voice machine and it tries to work out which department your call should be forwarded to. I'm normally pretty quiet, but a few expletives later I put the phone down.
That's incredible, they are really making strides in the development of asimo, the movement seems very natural already. In Japan this type of robot will be essential with the huge aging population, I think this is going to be of great use.
commodorejohn
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I would like automated checkout a lot if it weren't for the fact that they all talk to you and there's no way to SHUT THEM UP. Every single one of them smarmily instructs me to "place item in bagging area" and "use PIN pad to complete transaction" as though I'm a complete moron who not only can't read, but can't follow the on-screen picture prompts for the illiterate. I HATE them for that.
ChrisUnionNJ
We Will Never Forget..
That Bot has come a long way I remember when he was falling down steps
and tethered..
And Honda will be the first one's to put out a working Bot for the Rich!!
and tethered..
And Honda will be the first one's to put out a working Bot for the Rich!!
I have a vacuum cleaner that cleans the floor, sideboards and stairs and never breaks down.
Her name is Holly and we'll have been married four years in February.
Hope she never reads this or we might not make many more years lol
Her name is Holly and we'll have been married four years in February.
Hope she never reads this or we might not make many more years lol
