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What will happen when the AI bubble bursts? (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

The problem with industrial robots is they really need scale. They’re not practical or useful for anything but very large manufacturing.

If humanoid robots become a thing, they promise to automate a lot of smaller scale manual work

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I believe you overestimate modern robots a bit. They are still expensive, they still require maintenance, and they still cannot reliably and efficiently deal with new situations based on incomplete instructions.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Oh I totally agree. They are not very useful and even if they were there is also not a market/customer base.

    But Boston Dynamics Optimus is getting pretty decent. There are claims that even at an expected price of $200k, over its lifetime that is cheaper than human menial labor. It can swap out its own battery, so tHere’s at least one useful skill

    The goal of Tesla-bot is to hit $20k. While that doesn’t seem likely, even double that price could be affordable for small offices ….. if it could do stuff.

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