• Lembot_0005@lemy.lol
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    3 hours ago

    opening doors, fetching items and turning the lights on or off

    That’s worthless.

    teleoperation

    I got rid of Microsoft, getting rid of Google and dozens of other surveillance aggregators. Why would I want this?

    The idea is dead on arrival. Except maybe for a few very specific circumstances.

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      No it’s not.

      It might be to you, but there are enormous numbers of elderly and disabled people who would benefit from more assistance.

      I still wouldn’t trust a robot around them given how inherently dangerous a massive motorized contraption is, but we also shouldn’t be blind to accessibility and utility just because we don’t personally need it.

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      Why would I want this?

      Bold of you to assume there aren’t plenty of folks out there willing to overlook any potential privacy concerns for their very own ‘robot’ butler.

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      Worthless? You clearly don’t have children.

      They can open doors and leave lights on, but somehow not turn off / close.

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        So instead of teaching your kids basic human interaction with trivial objects, you would prefer an Indian guy doing it with a teleoperated 20k chassis? Yes, my idea of parenting is vastly differs from yours :)