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Ask HN: What is the interesting use case of humanoid robotics?

2•glaksmono•1h ago
I don't think there's a use case that really "works" yet at the moment and the exploration is still undergoing

curious if anyone have seen an interesting use case of humanoid robotics that "works"

Comments

digitalDM•1h ago
I like the idea of a crash test dummy.
accrual•1h ago
I agree crash test dummy could be useful. Maybe the impact tests could actually improve the internal models by giving them training data on severe incidents.

Personally I would love to just be able to say "hey go get me $tool from the shop" and have it returned to me a bit later. Maybe I could ask about its journey and it can tell me about almost slipping on the ice outside while I'm busy working on whatever.

glaksmono•1h ago
Lol, then why the hell we're spending so much time training the hand
allears•54m ago
If you want a robot that does back flips and dance moves, they've got you covered pretty well

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