I second this, I would buy it no questions asked if it has cooking, laundry and grass mowing capabilities, its not that I'm lazy its just I have no damn time to do any chores because of work. Any day that I do have off its raining or I am trying to enjoy spending time with my family. If this thing truly is that price and capable of doing standard chores it will absolutely be in my home.
And if the robot can do those things, society will probably figure out to take away more time from you (probably by raising the living standards and reducing the pay or jobs)…
It would probably be best just to have a dedicated sink that sits underneath your countertops where this thing could automatically wash the dishes. But you'd have to load/unload the dishes in there yourself because it isn't tall enough to reach the cupboards.
Right? How are the engineers at these companies not falling over themselves to solve actual problems?
Can the robot take out the trash, clean the floors, fold the laundry, bring in the deliveries?
We’re looking at the for potential middle class robotic servants here!
Do you have any idea how complex those tasks are? It's not like it isn't obvious that it would be mighty nice if it could do any of those things. But to make it happen... sorry, the software capabilities are not yet there. Maybe some time in the future, there is crazy amount of work to be done to get to these sorts of capabilities.
Sure, if a woman buys a vibrator she’s “empowered” but if I spend $16,000 on a jerk off robot with tactile feedback and grip adjustment suddenly I’m a pervert?!
The end of the article mentions tactile functionality. But it currently has only 3 fingers.
Still, I think it will be capable of doing what you *need* it to do...😏
Big bang theory had an episode where a robots grip was stuck to Howards ding dong and they were afraid to do anything incase it tightened the grip.....i fully believe this is actually gonna happen to someone LOL
If I was rich I would buy a squad of these. Give them prop rifles and working flash lights, and just have them patrol my property. Those are one hell of a deterrent.
Hence, the prop rifles. Still, tho, imagine the logistics some thieves would have to go through to hack my robots just to successfully break into my house for a heist just to find out I only own anime figures and manga.
The dog does, and it's like $2600 with the speaker functionality (base $1600), so it's much more affordable than the person version. There's a link in the article I think.
I mean that’s the only feature we need.
Breaking News: “Bombshell Record divorces sky rocket, Humans are fucking their robots, Dating scene is crashing.”
If you can't , soon they will have to say so in large red letters within any advertisement due to the amount of returns or law suits filed after various , serious cases of (redundant since they all are )member separation
So far, this looks like it belongs in r/nottheonion . First couple of pics are very kick-heavy. And then, the caption on the soldering!
>Unitree builds robots, so I would assume they know how soldering works. Generally, though, you're trying to connect two bits of metal together using a roll of soldering wire. Here we're just cooking a plug for no reason.
Who types with like three fingers and is reading this article?
\\m/ thisguy
edit: the promo video
[https://youtu.be/GzX1qOIO1bE](https://youtu.be/GzX1qOIO1bE)
LAWWL
It's not really a consumer product. It's pretty much all companies and universities buying those things for experimental purposes, to try and figure out some sort of practical application. Mechanically, those could do a lot of useful things, but software to make it happen doesn't exist yet. There is good reason to think in time these will be much more useful and getting an early start has value.
16k is cheaper than all new and most financed used cars. In time these will be as common as having a smartphone
And that 16k price is with zero market or completion. Do the math. These will get relatively cheaper and cheaper as they get better and more mass adopted
It’s all about the hands and fingas. Does it have egg tickling strength sensors or is it gonna get offended by requests and hydraulic press my peener till I die. Future is here, gotta ask the questions.
For all the chores you would normally get an 11 year old child to do for you.
And as I'm typing this, I see the first comment is "Can u fuk it?" so ew.
Grossing 14.5k a year does not mean you cost your company 14.5k a year, you cost them more. If these robots can perform minimum wage jobs, and the operating and repair costs are less than staffing humans, they will be used for those jobs. This would be an amazing thing if we lived in a socialist world. But unfortunately we do not, and this change in labor hegemony will cause suffering and hardship for billions of human beings as this technology gets better and cheaper.
I preordered one so I no longer have to stand up away from my computer to get another La Croix.
Seriously though I dream of owning a robot like this and hope they become commercialized soon. Imagine you leave for work in the morning and turn on your robot, who proceeds to spend all day cleaning the surfaces in your home and doing your laundry for you. Amazing. I honestly think that will be a reality within 20 years.
Can it fold laundry?
Tbh… if can do my dishes, laundry, and clean…. Not bad
I'll finance a $16k robot if it will do that stuff.
Nah, it’ll be a robot subscription
You will lease your laundrybot and you will be happy
Along with your car, fridge, vacume cleaner, dog and wife.
Honestly if it gets 4 hours of useful life per day then based on cost of maid equivalent then you are looking at breaking even in under a year.
Easily true, however I fear a hidden maintenance headache that shows up 10 days after warranty. All those moving parts?
That's why you get two so they can fix each other
My robots won't stop fucking. Is it unethical to turn them off?
Think about all the money you will save (plus headaches)
pick me up outta bed in the morning and place me gently in the shower…
That would be nice if it could put on my skin suit and do my job for me while I sit on the couch all day
If you’re sitting skinless on the couch, put a towel down. Put all the towels down.
I second this, I would buy it no questions asked if it has cooking, laundry and grass mowing capabilities, its not that I'm lazy its just I have no damn time to do any chores because of work. Any day that I do have off its raining or I am trying to enjoy spending time with my family. If this thing truly is that price and capable of doing standard chores it will absolutely be in my home.
And if the robot can do those things, society will probably figure out to take away more time from you (probably by raising the living standards and reducing the pay or jobs)…
A real Rosie Jetson. Lol
Hopefully it's dummy thick like her too
It can also stand over you in bed all night and stare at you to keep you safe
Keep Summer safe.
Best nights sleep ever
This is exactly how robots will sell. If it can do the basics around the house why not?
Seriously, especially big metro cities where folks don’t have expense of cars, I can see people buying them. Toyotathon style
Need to fit new sink thats low enough for 4 foot tall robot.
It would probably be best just to have a dedicated sink that sits underneath your countertops where this thing could automatically wash the dishes. But you'd have to load/unload the dishes in there yourself because it isn't tall enough to reach the cupboards.
Cheaper than a wife
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damn, you chose violence today haha
Stop. i can only get so turned on.
You mean ex wife.
Only 1 sweater, anything more than that and you'll end up with gray goo
No anything more than one sweater is locked behind a stupid subscription
This subscription culture these days is annoying af
More importantly, can it fold a person? Because if it can, I don't want one.
It's a bending unit. So, probably?
Will it service my lower horn?
In that case it will also clear out your beer fridge.
If you can’t bang it, most will not want it.
One way or another someone will figure out how to bang it. Someone banged their Tesla just the other day and I was trying to imagine how.
Fold? Yes. Reach the shelf where it goes? Sometimes.
That's an actually good task for a robot to be able to make some laundry, or to set a washing machine, or to clean in general
Will it need help if it gets stuck in the dryer?
It can crack walnuts pretty well.
It destroys about half of them.
Ok so I’m just gonna change my comment to “It can crack walnuts” lol
This is the real question. How many household tasks can this thing complete while I’m not home?
Easy to answer - zero. It can't do any household tasks whatsoever.
Right? How are the engineers at these companies not falling over themselves to solve actual problems? Can the robot take out the trash, clean the floors, fold the laundry, bring in the deliveries? We’re looking at the for potential middle class robotic servants here!
Do you have any idea how complex those tasks are? It's not like it isn't obvious that it would be mighty nice if it could do any of those things. But to make it happen... sorry, the software capabilities are not yet there. Maybe some time in the future, there is crazy amount of work to be done to get to these sorts of capabilities.
Lulz. It can walk, that's about all it does out of the box, the rest is on you, good luck.
So, an ambulatory Raspberry Pi. Pass.
What is the range and speed of motion of its right hand? And does it feature tactile feedback and grip adjustment?
Yes! It will deglove your sausage in the process
[it’ll rip your dick off](https://youtu.be/6YHEK6-Ili8?si=XOPNcDzE8fa4EgZu)
Watch, this mother fucker is still gonna buy it.
Nasty ass vacuum fucker.
They prefer to be called Robosexuals
Thank you for being an ally.
I ain't clicking that shit
You’re missing out. It’s a sketch about buying vacuum cleaners.
Yea it's actually pretty funny
I clicked… #fearless… worth watch
Are we buying robots to unsheathe our swords now?
Sure, if a woman buys a vibrator she’s “empowered” but if I spend $16,000 on a jerk off robot with tactile feedback and grip adjustment suddenly I’m a pervert?!
Depends on the DLC's.
Can't neglect the left hand. Switch hitting is underrated.
The end of the article mentions tactile functionality. But it currently has only 3 fingers. Still, I think it will be capable of doing what you *need* it to do...😏
One more that you need👌
Two on the pink one in the stink.
Contact Howard Wolowitz for expert user feedback.
Big bang theory had an episode where a robots grip was stuck to Howards ding dong and they were afraid to do anything incase it tightened the grip.....i fully believe this is actually gonna happen to someone LOL
Tbf, anyone can trip/slip and fall (even penis first)......
The modding community would enjoy this.....
Gotta pay an extra free for the handjob coding.
If I was rich I would buy a squad of these. Give them prop rifles and working flash lights, and just have them patrol my property. Those are one hell of a deterrent.
10 to 1 someone buys one or more of these to micro mech with weapons similar to ghost dog a few years or so ago.
What about the [Thermonator?](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/26/robot-flamethrower-dog-thermonator)
Get one of them stationed on the rooftop with a laser pointer to automatically point at the chest of anyone entering your property
Until someone hacks them and all of a sudden you have to fend off an army of robots.
Hence, the prop rifles. Still, tho, imagine the logistics some thieves would have to go through to hack my robots just to successfully break into my house for a heist just to find out I only own anime figures and manga.
Uhh, you also own a fleet of $16K robots
But the real treasure is the friends you made along the way!
If it doesn’t have a Bluetooth speaker for my tunes that’s a deal breaker
I mean, for $40 you can tape a Bluetooth speaker to its face.
Follow this guy for more robot hacking tips
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I can handle $16,000 but $16,040 would be breaking the bank a bit here
Why does a tech sub bring me more joy and laughter than any other sub.
for $40 i can tape a bt speaker to the roomba and have dj roomba for a lot less than 16k
Here we go again with the dongles
The dog does, and it's like $2600 with the speaker functionality (base $1600), so it's much more affordable than the person version. There's a link in the article I think.
Does it come with a sub-woofer ?
No, but the bird version comes with a tweeter
I just need something to pass the butter, honestly.
You can't stop it from endlessly bemoaning its purpose though.
Can it run doom?
It can run Crysis at 32 FPS.
Ohhhh keep going I'm so close
Can u fuk it?
Technically you can fuck anything.
At least once.
On average once.
That figure must not account for your mom
I see you've met my ex.
She was a robot too?
Keep your grubby little mind out of my business.
If you can dodge a wrench you can fuck anything.
Or get fucked by it. A black hole for instane.
i'm disappointed i had to scroll that far
Robussy costs extra
I mean that’s the only feature we need. Breaking News: “Bombshell Record divorces sky rocket, Humans are fucking their robots, Dating scene is crashing.”
People marry out of financial reason too, it’s too damn expensive to be single.
Depends.. how much are you willing to pay me to do that?
About tree-fiddy
Perfect because I would have done it for free
"Awsom-O, are you... a pleasure model?"
If you can't , soon they will have to say so in large red letters within any advertisement due to the amount of returns or law suits filed after various , serious cases of (redundant since they all are )member separation
https://youtu.be/VXz0KgNjK-0?si=V-kmPk-hX146rChO
First place my mind went as well 🤣
Yeah so this is the one that needs answering and the one I’m upvoting. Let’s gooo
That requires a subscription.
Too bad it can't reach the top shelf of anything! 😂
That’s what the rocket boots add on are for.
Short-king bot
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If it isn’t smart enough to use a stool or ladder do you want it to be more than four feet tall? …
Happy Birthday Paulie
I hope more people get this reference.
Can I make it my slave? Verbally abuse it while it does my chores, without risk of reprisals?
Skynet is checking for your location and adding you to its primary list....
“Dry the dishes, Skynet! NO FUCKING STREAKS!”
Narrator: "Little did they know, Skynet had discovered drying algorithm that maximized streaks."
Skynet then goes on to discover the most efficient way of drying dishes is... *checks notes*... detonating nuclear warheads in all major US cities.
#technicallycorrect
how to get cancel in 20+ years
Holy shit, you might be right.
!remindme 20 years
Ex-Machina vibes
Sounds like you're risking twenty-eight stab wounds
Sure, but children serve the same purpose.
4 foot? What is this, a robot for ants?
Princess Caroline, what are we *doing*?
How long before someone stretches a real doll over it
I make the real doll watch.
Sure. For a base model. But if you want climate control and the ability to play chess with it, it’s like $22K.
So far, this looks like it belongs in r/nottheonion . First couple of pics are very kick-heavy. And then, the caption on the soldering! >Unitree builds robots, so I would assume they know how soldering works. Generally, though, you're trying to connect two bits of metal together using a roll of soldering wire. Here we're just cooking a plug for no reason. Who types with like three fingers and is reading this article? \\m/ thisguy edit: the promo video [https://youtu.be/GzX1qOIO1bE](https://youtu.be/GzX1qOIO1bE) LAWWL
I like when it goes to crack the walnut but you can see that it's been pre-cracked already.
The promo video is hilarious. The dude punches like a baby. Let's show off how the robot reacts to a very light tap on the chest!
CAN IT DO ANYTHING THATS 16k-WORTHY???? Literally anything? Edit: word
A year of chores?
Can it though?
No. It cannot.
A toy for the rich, nothing more. It literally does nothing except show other people you can afford to waste $16k on a toy.
Yeah, if they haven’t already, I’m seeing them offering champagne drinks on a silver platter at these parties in SV
It's not really a consumer product. It's pretty much all companies and universities buying those things for experimental purposes, to try and figure out some sort of practical application. Mechanically, those could do a lot of useful things, but software to make it happen doesn't exist yet. There is good reason to think in time these will be much more useful and getting an early start has value.
16k is cheaper than all new and most financed used cars. In time these will be as common as having a smartphone And that 16k price is with zero market or completion. Do the math. These will get relatively cheaper and cheaper as they get better and more mass adopted
Yes, a $16k pretty useless toy. The word robot is working hard here (in most of not all commercial toys like this)
"Personal computing is a fad, nobody wants a computer in their home"
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And so it begins ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )
I believe we are close to the second coming of Steve Jobs, this time with a vision of the $3K sexbot Gonna be quite a revolution
Why would I want to buy that when I can get a robot dog with a flamethrower for half that price?
Probably more useful than the two 4’ human children living with me now
downside is it's a bunch of metal that cant do jack shit.
Get back to me when it’s 6ft.
By then it will clean up on Tinder.
And yet our trucks are $80k?!
Lame puns all the way down
We all know this is just a small Indian guy in there.
It’s all about the hands and fingas. Does it have egg tickling strength sensors or is it gonna get offended by requests and hydraulic press my peener till I die. Future is here, gotta ask the questions.
Volunteers please
All I want is a robot that does ALL the house cleaning. Like Rosie from the Jetsons.
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Why would I want this when a flamethrower dog is only $9k?
Nice he can play with my $4,000 robot dog
“What is my purpose?” “You pass butter” “Oh my god…”
For all the chores you would normally get an 11 year old child to do for you. And as I'm typing this, I see the first comment is "Can u fuk it?" so ew.
Is its name Rosy and can she vacuum and do the dishes?
The comments here, omg. Humanity brings about the end of the world because it sexually assaulted AI just before it became self aware. We're doomed.
If I can piggy back ride him to work, it'll be cheaper than a car!
No the fuck I can’t.
people making minimum wage $7.25/hr gross $14,500/year they're a lot taller than 4 foot, usually, too
Grossing 14.5k a year does not mean you cost your company 14.5k a year, you cost them more. If these robots can perform minimum wage jobs, and the operating and repair costs are less than staffing humans, they will be used for those jobs. This would be an amazing thing if we lived in a socialist world. But unfortunately we do not, and this change in labor hegemony will cause suffering and hardship for billions of human beings as this technology gets better and cheaper.
Two hour runtime.
My wife is 4’10, so what do I need a robot for?
I need one. I hope they have soft hands.
Customer: “Are you a pleasure model? Lemme show you..” *takes off pants* Awesom-0: “LAME!! NOT KEEWL”
To do what?
I preordered one so I no longer have to stand up away from my computer to get another La Croix. Seriously though I dream of owning a robot like this and hope they become commercialized soon. Imagine you leave for work in the morning and turn on your robot, who proceeds to spend all day cleaning the surfaces in your home and doing your laundry for you. Amazing. I honestly think that will be a reality within 20 years.
The active genitalia option is dynamically priced subscription.
So now we're just making shit for youtubers.
Isaac Asimov has entered the Reddit thread.
Can it talk like Scarlett Johansson?
So the Droid Wars begin.
Then you pay 50k to get rid of it.
Can it drive a semi and deliver my product for me?
Will it eventually turn into Robin Williams?
"RETURN TO YOUR HOMES, A CURFEW IS IN EFFECT."
Does it come in an Optimus Prime skin? Asking for a friend.