[HN Gopher] Unitree G1 Humanoid Agent
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       Unitree G1 Humanoid Agent
        
       Author : anigbrowl
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2024-05-13 21:14 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | dzink wrote:
       | But can it be trained to pickup and put away toys?
        
         | abeyer wrote:
         | Hopefully without also learning that the most efficient means
         | to that end is eliminating children.
        
           | hehdhdjehehegwv wrote:
           | I mean, how much does a medical vasectomy cost out of pocket?
           | Could be cost competitive to have the terminator just rip off
           | your reproductive organs.
        
       | modeless wrote:
       | $16,000! I didn't expect that price until a few years from now.
       | Although it probably will actually be more than that when it
       | releases in (supposedly) 4 months. But it would be a good deal at
       | twice the price. Unitree has a good track record of shipping
       | robots and their H1 is already in the hands of a lot of research
       | universities.
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       | I like that it is short. Humanoid robots should be short. Shorter
       | is lighter, cheaper, less dangerous. If it needs to reach
       | something high it can use a stepladder or whatever.
        
       | shreezus wrote:
       | The mind-blowing thing is pricing - this thing starts at just
       | $16K.
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       | We're going to witness an explosion of affordable humanoid robots
       | in every home & business, and as they become increasingly capable
       | the use cases will be nearly limitless. Think deliveries,
       | cleaning, even childcare (Bicentennial Man, anyone?). I think
       | what will be shocking is just how fast this happens, and they'll
       | likely outnumber humans at some point.
        
       | hehdhdjehehegwv wrote:
       | Boston Robotics is going to really regret spending so many
       | resources on slick YouTube videos over the last decade while
       | competitors were driving down cost this ruthlessly.
       | 
       | $16k is what a wealthy person may spend on a vacation without a
       | second thought. Amazing.
        
         | modeless wrote:
         | I agree that Boston Dynamics will be left behind due to moving
         | too slowly in adopting AI and scaling manufacturing, but IMO
         | Google looks even more foolish for dropping them. If they had
         | stayed at Google then at least other Google departments could
         | have put their AI into capable robots, instead of those lame
         | robots that the "Everyday Robots" team made before they too
         | were dropped.
        
       | atleastoptimal wrote:
       | The US can't compete with China in manufacturing and mass
       | production hardware. All it will take is a good open source
       | multi-modal in 2025 and China wins the AGI race without needing
       | to develop it.
        
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