[HN Gopher] Wheel-Hand-Leg-Arms Open Doors Playfully
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       Wheel-Hand-Leg-Arms Open Doors Playfully
        
       Author : pingou
       Score  : 44 points
       Date   : 2023-12-03 12:50 UTC (10 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (spectrum.ieee.org)
        
       | solardev wrote:
       | You might laugh at him now, but in five years, Buzzsaw-Hand-Legs-
       | Arm is going to put all the carpenters and serial killers out of
       | work.
        
         | CapitalistCartr wrote:
         | We'll need a welfare program for serial killers, and have to
         | find new (menial) jobs for apprentices.
        
         | KineticLensman wrote:
         | I think you mean Wheel-Buzzsaw-Legs-Arm, or else it won't be
         | going anywhere very quickly
        
           | solardev wrote:
           | It'll just cut itself some rotors and turn into a quadcopter
        
       | bitwize wrote:
       | Man, these Bayformers are just getting uglier.
        
         | bloopernova wrote:
         | Looks more like a Gobot to me.
         | 
         | https://tfumux.fandom.com/wiki/Cy-Kill_(GoBots)
        
       | pard68 wrote:
       | This is hilarious to watch
        
       | bloopernova wrote:
       | Whooo lives in your nightmares and murders your friends?
       | Wheel-Hand-Leg-Arms!
        
       | apitman wrote:
       | Well that's terrifying. Looks like the wheelers from Oz
        
         | schiffern wrote:
         | Soon: " _Their coming was foretold!!_ "
        
       | p1mrx wrote:
       | This looks a bit unsanitary, like opening the door with your
       | shoes. Though I don't know if the stuff on the ground is any
       | worse than what's already on peoples' hands.
        
       | presidentender wrote:
       | The article and video trumpet the curiosity-based approach: you
       | tell the robot to be "curious" about the door handle, and give a
       | reward when the task of passing through the door is complete, and
       | magic happens. I'm comfortable with my lack of understanding of
       | the magic. I'm embarrassed by my lack of understanding of this
       | "curiosity" concept.
       | 
       | Does anyone have different words than those used in the article
       | which might unlock my comprehension?
        
         | solardev wrote:
         | The article links to another article talking about that, in
         | case you missed it: https://towardsdatascience.com/curiosity-
         | driven-learning-mad...
        
           | stevenae wrote:
           | I forsee a really cool hacking movie being made based on this
           | article.
        
       | RobotToaster wrote:
       | > A few years ago, the robot learned how to stand up, which is an
       | efficient way of moving and made the robot much more pleasant to
       | hug
       | 
       | Imagine that thing barrelling down a corridor at you to give you
       | a hug, it's simultaneously adorable and terrifying.
        
         | bloopernova wrote:
         | "He's friendly! He just wants to give you a hug! _Just don 't
         | make eye contact_"
        
       | Rodeoclash wrote:
       | The way the box is hurled into the container reminds me of the
       | way someone would pick the box up and notice that it had a spider
       | unexpectedly on it.
        
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