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fromFuturism
1 week ago

Cofounder of Roomba Maker Says Elon Musk Is in for a Terrible Surprise With Humanoid Robots

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has bet his EV maker on selling millions of humanoid robots, prognosticating earlier this month that the initiative could eventually make up a whopping 80 percent of Tesla's value. He's promised that the company's Optimus robot could generate over $10 trillion in revenue in the long term, orders of magnitude more than the amount of money the carmaker made last year.
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fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Famed roboticist says humanoid robot bubble is doomed to burst | TechCrunch

Investing billions in human-shaped, video-trained humanoid robots is unlikely to scale due to inadequate touch data, safety risks, and impractical human-form designs.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Octopuses have a favorite arm for each task

Octopuses show extreme tactile dexterity, delegating tasks across eight arms with specialized front-vs-rear roles while lacking consistent left/right lateralization.
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