Post AzVL8ZmcwbSO2SEmkC by futurebird@sauropods.win
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(DIR) Post #AzUwYJ1DOquOidEVOq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-23T10:38:18Z
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I coach a robotics team should I ask for Tesla to send us one of their general purpose robots so we can see if it can do the task that thousands of high school students are building robots to solve?It involves picking up balls and putting them in a basket.
(DIR) Post #AzUzSOyocfdBKfzFtA by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-23T11:10:50Z
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Granted the tesla robot is too large and doesn't meet competition requirements, but it ought to be able to pick up plastic balls of various colors and sort them into baskets better than any robot built by HS students, yes? That is a "general purpose robot" ... that's the idea. The balls aren't even hard to hold for a robotic arm like say... strawberries. You can just grab them with a wide range of forces ... no sensitivity needed.
(DIR) Post #AzV0Rp9RvqmgAOFW9A by epicdemiologist@wandering.shop
2025-10-23T11:21:53Z
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@futurebird I (mom of a planetary scientist who was on their HS robotics team) would pay money to see this.
(DIR) Post #AzV197hGr8ck8WiQUq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-23T11:29:46Z
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@epicdemiologist I am trying to be open minded. not judgmental. I am also curious if the robot can bend over and pick up an object on the ground or nah.
(DIR) Post #AzV1LhImIsUi2RFsbw by sollat@masto.ai
2025-10-23T11:31:59Z
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@futurebird I’m torn. Many students would probably enjoy seeing it and interacting with it. How many of them would it injure though. (Only partially joking.)
(DIR) Post #AzV1nnHxdcuGiMGpBg by timthepost@mastodon.social
2025-10-23T11:37:05Z
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@futurebird As long as you and your students don't have to sign any rights away (unacceptable arbitration clause wording, etc) then it's just science.I'm sure most people won't change their browser to OpenAI's newest thing, but everyone I know will probably try it just to see what it does and how it works.As long as they aren't spiking the punch bowl in their terms ....
(DIR) Post #AzV2khUIqijXoC8FRw by quizzicus@mastodon.online
2025-10-23T11:47:43Z
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@futurebird I thought they ended up just being people in robot suits?
(DIR) Post #AzV7xL305ov9kLCu92 by jakemiller@federate.social
2025-10-23T12:46:03Z
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@futurebird If you haven’t seen this article already… it really reshaped my thinking on humanoid robots as well as a lot of other “AI problems.” Need the right sensors, and the right kind of training data…https://rodneybrooks.com/why-todays-humanoids-wont-learn-dexterity/
(DIR) Post #AzVDXAHu4di0ZW53dA by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-23T13:48:34Z
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@jakemiller What an excellent article. It seems obvious that teleop data would be the gold standard for training if anyone is serious at all about this program of development. A human operator with a responsive game controller can make a robot do amazing things. I am horrified by the idea of trying to train a hand robot on videos of hands. Even then, “robotics is hard” this isn’t going to be instant or easy!
(DIR) Post #AzVHAijkE71kZOekUa by mavu@mastodon.social
2025-10-23T14:29:18Z
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@futurebird don't be mean to the poor drug damaged space nazi mans toy company.They're trying so hard to scam people.I mean get fresh investor money. Sorry, slip of the tongue.
(DIR) Post #AzVL8ZmcwbSO2SEmkC by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-23T15:13:45Z
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@robotistry @epicdemiologist Am I just showing my age because I like these “general purpose” robots better?They just seem like robots I could program, they are clearly based on “the human form” but take advantage of “better ways to move” when we are talking about motors and metal rather than muscles and bones. And I’m impressed with the accomplishments. This is what I thought we were doing.
(DIR) Post #AzVLDLloTKgS1e8JZQ by venya@musicians.today
2025-10-23T15:12:03Z
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@robotistry @futurebird @epicdemiologist In fairness, I am also mostly unable to bend over and pick up objects off the ground. ;)
(DIR) Post #AzVLDMv4CPgDadTDdI by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-23T15:14:31Z
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@venya @robotistry @epicdemiologist Sadly then u shall be “deprecated”
(DIR) Post #AzVLkeMMNUJJEh6e5g by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-23T15:20:39Z
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@robotistry @epicdemiologist When it comes to robots like this there is a lot of work to be done on how they break and fail and how to make servicing the robot easy enough for life outside of a lab with experts. Hopefully it won’t all be “the lubricants in servo 48 are dried out please take it to the genius bar/ tesla dealership” for every little snag in operation. This could all be very exciting— if the will exists to really make it happen.
(DIR) Post #AzVM0yOTevJi0JsctM by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-23T15:23:35Z
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@sidereal They look so unstable and uncanny it gives me anxiety.
(DIR) Post #AzVMKxduA4qjSxcwSG by flying_saucers@mastodon.social
2025-10-23T15:27:08Z
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@futurebird @robotistry @epicdemiologist I'll say there's a reason why C3P0 is comedic relief while R2D2 is actually useful
(DIR) Post #AzVPUMZBAGafEbajZY by venya@musicians.today
2025-10-23T16:02:25Z
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@futurebird @robotistry @epicdemiologist Too true. Fortunately I got off the mil ride while we still have pensions and disability.
(DIR) Post #AzVWo7Sriofzrs0R4S by toerror@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-10-23T17:24:27Z
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@futurebird @robotistry @epicdemiologist This particular guy looks unthreatening as well; no uncanny valley syndrome, and doesn't look like it's actually designed to be a weapons platform ( ala those dog things ).
(DIR) Post #AzVgJG4Mg7mZ7UT8bI by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-10-23T19:10:58Z
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@robotistry @toerror @epicdemiologist It’s an intrinsically mischievous form factor. When it stood up I wanted to say “cut that out right now”same thing with the prancing.