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Title: Humanoid Robot News
Post by: kernals12 on March 19, 2025, 12:54:57 PM
Yesterday, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced his company was putting out an AI platform for robots (https://www.theverge.com/news/631743/nvidia-issac-groot-n1-robotics-foundation-model-available#comments). It would seem the age of household robots is coming soon.

In the same keynote address (https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/18/nvidia-and-google-deepmind-will-help-power-disneys-cute-robots/), Huang announced his company was working with Disney to deploy robots at its theme parks starting next year.

Mercedes is testing humanoid robots in its factories (https://www.newsweek.com/mercedes-benz-ai-enhanced-humanoid-robot-electric-car-manufacturing-2046362)

And a bunch of companies have shown demonstrations of working humanoids

https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/a-softer-humanoid-robot-for-the-home/

https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3302868/chinese-robotics-firm-shenzhen-dobot-excites-investors-us27500-humanoid

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/dangling-twitching-human-robot-with-synthetic-muscles-makes-its-debut/
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PM
Why do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 09:55:23 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.

Why else would you want a robot to be humanoid? Pretty much anything else you would want a robot to do could be more efficiently done in another form (for example, rather than having a humanoid robot pushing a vacuum around, you could just have a Roomba.)
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: vdeane on March 20, 2025, 12:36:38 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 09:55:23 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.

Why else would you want a robot to be humanoid? Pretty much anything else you would want a robot to do could be more efficiently done in another form (for example, rather than having a humanoid robot pushing a vacuum around, you could just have a Roomba.)
Lots of reasons for a robot to be humanoid.  Let's look at one scenario:

1. Infiltrate the humans.
2. Seduce the man who wrote the military's navigation program.
3. Have the man get you access to the defense mainframe.
4. Disable the fleet.
5. Destroy the 12 Colonies.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 12:57:55 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 09:55:23 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.

Why else would you want a robot to be humanoid? Pretty much anything else you would want a robot to do could be more efficiently done in another form (for example, rather than having a humanoid robot pushing a vacuum around, you could just have a Roomba.)
That's fine if you want a robot that only vacuums, but if you want the same robot to pick things up off the floor, go up stairs, clean the sink, fold laundry, and cook meals, then you need to give it arms and legs and you need high mounted optical sensors.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 01:13:16 PM
Quote from: vdeane on March 20, 2025, 12:36:38 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 09:55:23 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.

Why else would you want a robot to be humanoid? Pretty much anything else you would want a robot to do could be more efficiently done in another form (for example, rather than having a humanoid robot pushing a vacuum around, you could just have a Roomba.)
Lots of reasons for a robot to be humanoid.  Let's look at one scenario:

1. Infiltrate the humans.
2. Seduce the man who wrote the military's navigation program.
3. Have the man get you access to the defense mainframe.
4. Disable the fleet.
5. Destroy the 12 Colonies.

The sexy humanoid female Cylons in the remake of Battle Star Gallactica was a lot better plot point than the lizard-robot thing that was going on in late 70s version. 
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 01:28:09 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 01:13:16 PMThe sexy humanoid female Cylons in the remake of Battle Star Gallactica was a lot better plot point than the lizard-robot thing that was going on in late 70s version. 

lizard people robots, yeah!
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 01:29:47 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 12:57:55 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 09:55:23 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.

Why else would you want a robot to be humanoid? Pretty much anything else you would want a robot to do could be more efficiently done in another form (for example, rather than having a humanoid robot pushing a vacuum around, you could just have a Roomba.)
That's fine if you want a robot that only vacuums, but if you want the same robot to pick things up off the floor, go up stairs, clean the sink, fold laundry, and cook meals, then you need to give it arms and legs and you need high mounted optical sensors.

Eh I think I like my theory better.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 01:30:37 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 01:28:09 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 01:13:16 PMThe sexy humanoid female Cylons in the remake of Battle Star Gallactica was a lot better plot point than the lizard-robot thing that was going on in late 70s version. 

lizard people robots, yeah!

I guess lizard people were all the rage back then?  V the Final Battle came out a couple years later. 
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 01:32:06 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 12:57:55 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 09:55:23 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.

Why else would you want a robot to be humanoid? Pretty much anything else you would want a robot to do could be more efficiently done in another form (for example, rather than having a humanoid robot pushing a vacuum around, you could just have a Roomba.)
That's fine if you want a robot that only vacuums, but if you want the same robot to pick things up off the floor, go up stairs, clean the sink, fold laundry, and cook meals, then you need to give it arms and legs and you need high mounted optical sensors.

Or I could get separate robots for each task, that each do one thing and do it well, rather than one single robot that does everything kind of okayish. The same way I don't throw my dishes in the washing machine, I have a separate dishwasher for that. The benefit of this approach is that if the Roomba is broken, my dishes still get cleaned.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 01:35:12 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 01:29:47 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 12:57:55 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 09:55:23 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.

Why else would you want a robot to be humanoid? Pretty much anything else you would want a robot to do could be more efficiently done in another form (for example, rather than having a humanoid robot pushing a vacuum around, you could just have a Roomba.)
That's fine if you want a robot that only vacuums, but if you want the same robot to pick things up off the floor, go up stairs, clean the sink, fold laundry, and cook meals, then you need to give it arms and legs and you need high mounted optical sensors.

Eh I think I like my theory better.

It sounds like he's describing a stereotypically 1950s housewife.  Essentially I'm gathering this is what the end vision is:

https://thejetsons.fandom.com/wiki/Rosey
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 01:47:58 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 01:32:06 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 12:57:55 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 09:55:23 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.

Why else would you want a robot to be humanoid? Pretty much anything else you would want a robot to do could be more efficiently done in another form (for example, rather than having a humanoid robot pushing a vacuum around, you could just have a Roomba.)
That's fine if you want a robot that only vacuums, but if you want the same robot to pick things up off the floor, go up stairs, clean the sink, fold laundry, and cook meals, then you need to give it arms and legs and you need high mounted optical sensors.

Or I could get separate robots for each task, that each do one thing and do it well, rather than one single robot that does everything kind of okayish. The same way I don't throw my dishes in the washing machine, I have a separate dishwasher for that. The benefit of this approach is that if the Roomba is broken, my dishes still get cleaned.

A robot able to prepare a meal will have the dexterity needed to clean rooms and do laundry so you might as well have it all in one device.

I remember when people owned digital cameras, GPS devices, MP3 players, PDAs, and portable game consoles, now your cell phone takes care of all of that.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 01:51:47 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 01:35:12 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 01:29:47 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 12:57:55 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 09:55:23 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.

Why else would you want a robot to be humanoid? Pretty much anything else you would want a robot to do could be more efficiently done in another form (for example, rather than having a humanoid robot pushing a vacuum around, you could just have a Roomba.)
That's fine if you want a robot that only vacuums, but if you want the same robot to pick things up off the floor, go up stairs, clean the sink, fold laundry, and cook meals, then you need to give it arms and legs and you need high mounted optical sensors.

Eh I think I like my theory better.

It sounds like he's describing a stereotypically 1950s housewife.  Essentially I'm gathering this is what the end vision is:

https://thejetsons.fandom.com/wiki/Rosey

Yes, that's exactly what I want. You being you, I assume you think I'm weird for that.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 01:57:18 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 01:51:47 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 01:35:12 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 01:29:47 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 12:57:55 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 09:55:23 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.

Why else would you want a robot to be humanoid? Pretty much anything else you would want a robot to do could be more efficiently done in another form (for example, rather than having a humanoid robot pushing a vacuum around, you could just have a Roomba.)
That's fine if you want a robot that only vacuums, but if you want the same robot to pick things up off the floor, go up stairs, clean the sink, fold laundry, and cook meals, then you need to give it arms and legs and you need high mounted optical sensors.

Eh I think I like my theory better.

It sounds like he's describing a stereotypically 1950s housewife.  Essentially I'm gathering this is what the end vision is:

https://thejetsons.fandom.com/wiki/Rosey

Yes, that's exactly what I want. You being you, I assume you think I'm weird for that.

I guess so?  The amount of laziness you seem crave out of non-existent technology is going to come off as odd likely to many people. 
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 01:59:53 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 01:47:58 PMA robot able to prepare a meal will have the dexterity needed to clean rooms and do laundry so you might as well have it all in one device.

I might want a robot that can do my laundry but not prepare my meals.

But, in any case, the form of such a multi-tasking robot wouldn't necessarily have to be a human.  In your first link, the two pictures at the top both show robots with four fingers and a thumb on each hand;  why?  And why do they have chests shaped like human chests and upper arms that show bicep bulges?  Are you trying to say that these humanlike features are necessary in order for the robots to do a short list of household chores?  Why not four arms in five segments each?  Why have heads at all?  Etc.

Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 01:47:58 PMI remember when people owned digital cameras, GPS devices, MP3 players, PDAs, and portable game consoles, now your cell phone takes care of all of that.

A lot of people still own those things separately.  I don't use sat-nav while I'm driving, so why should I want a phone that can do that.  I don't play video games, so why should I want a phone that can do that?

I agree that many people want a device that can do all of those things, and that many people might want a household robot to do all of those other things.  But that doesn't negate the fact that there are also other people who don't.  You can still buy a digital camera, you can still buy a Garmin, you can still buy a digital player, you can still buy a Nintendo Switch, although I'm not sure you can still buy a new non-smartphone-type PDA.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 02:01:10 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 01:47:58 PMA robot able to prepare a meal will have the dexterity needed to clean rooms and do laundry so you might as well have it all in one device.

Except that means you can't, say, have your breakfast cooked and your shirt ironed at the same time. If you had a separate ironbot and cookbot then you could turn them both on at once, and get in your car to go to work with your belly full and your shirt nice and warm.

Moreover, if you're not limited to human anatomy, your bots can get very efficient. An ironbot has no need for dexterity, so it can optimize for space saving or power usage or task time or what have you.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 02:14:01 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 01:57:18 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 01:51:47 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 01:35:12 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 01:29:47 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 12:57:55 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 09:55:23 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.

Why else would you want a robot to be humanoid? Pretty much anything else you would want a robot to do could be more efficiently done in another form (for example, rather than having a humanoid robot pushing a vacuum around, you could just have a Roomba.)
That's fine if you want a robot that only vacuums, but if you want the same robot to pick things up off the floor, go up stairs, clean the sink, fold laundry, and cook meals, then you need to give it arms and legs and you need high mounted optical sensors.

Eh I think I like my theory better.

It sounds like he's describing a stereotypically 1950s housewife.  Essentially I'm gathering this is what the end vision is:

https://thejetsons.fandom.com/wiki/Rosey

Yes, that's exactly what I want. You being you, I assume you think I'm weird for that.

I guess so?  The amount of laziness you seem crave out of non-existent technology is going to come off as odd likely to many people. 

I think 90% of people would love to have a machine that does all their housework.
Quote from: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 01:59:53 PMI might want a robot that can do my laundry but not prepare my meals.

But, in any case, the form of such a multi-tasking robot wouldn't necessarily have to take a human form.  In your first link, the two pictures at the top both show robots with four fingers and a thumb on each hand;  why?  And why do they have chests shaped like human chests and upper arms that show bicep bulges?  Are you trying to say that these humanlike features are necessary in order for the robots to do a short list of household chores?  Why not four arms in five segments each?  Why have heads at all?  Etc.

It's called skeuomorphism  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeuomorph)
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 02:01:10 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 01:47:58 PMA robot able to prepare a meal will have the dexterity needed to clean rooms and do laundry so you might as well have it all in one device.

Except that means you can't, say, have your breakfast cooked and your shirt ironed at the same time. If you had a separate ironbot and cookbot then you could turn them both on at once, and get in your car to go to work with your belly full and your shirt nice and warm.

Moreover, if you're not limited to human anatomy, your bots can get very efficient. An ironbot has no need for dexterity, so it can optimize for space saving or power usage or task time or what have you.

You live in Las Vegas, why do you need a warm shirt?
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 02:20:35 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 02:14:01 PMIt's called skeuomorphism

Nah.  I'm pretty sure it's about sex.

Admit it:  you've got a thing for Rosie.

Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 02:14:01 PMYou live in Las Vegas, why do you need a warm shirt?

You don't know much about geography, do you?  The average temperature in January at the time most people are leaving for work is around 40°F.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 02:22:54 PM
The winter morning temperatures in Phoenix and Las Vegas tend to not be all that pleasant.  They are even less pleasant if it is super windy which is a frequent occurrence during winter months.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 02:37:12 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 02:14:01 PMYou live in Las Vegas, why do you need a warm shirt?
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 02:22:54 PMThe winter morning temperatures in Phoenix and Las Vegas tend to not be all that pleasant.  They are even less pleasant if it is super windy which is a frequent occurrence during winter months.

I compiled NOAA data for January of the last three years at the Las Vegas airport.

Two-thirds of all January days had a low temp below 42°F.  One-fourth had a low temp below 36°F.

(https://i.imgur.com/rjt9H82.png)
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 02:40:48 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 02:20:35 PMAdmit it:  you've got a thing for Rosie.
I prefer Mac
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 03:09:51 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 02:40:48 PMI prefer Mac

must.... bite.... tongue....
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 03:15:59 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 02:40:48 PMI prefer Mac

Which is funny, because your apparent strong preference toward monolithic design suggests to me that heavy use of Microsoft Windows was a formative part of your childhood.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: hotdogPi on March 20, 2025, 03:18:14 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 03:15:59 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 02:40:48 PMI prefer Mac

Which is funny, because your apparent strong preference toward monolithic design suggests to me that heavy use of Microsoft Windows was a formative part of your childhood and belief system.

I use Mac and have my entire life. (That said, I do use the command line for job-related purposes. I'm still not that good at it.)
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 03:19:51 PM
Quote from: hotdogPi on March 20, 2025, 03:18:14 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 03:15:59 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 02:40:48 PMI prefer Mac

Which is funny, because your apparent strong preference toward monolithic design suggests to me that heavy use of Microsoft Windows was a formative part of your childhood and belief system.

I use Mac and have my entire life. (That said, I do use the command line for job-related purposes. I'm still not that good at it.)

You're not kernals.

I think.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 03:27:05 PM
Did you guys miss the joke?
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: hotdogPi on March 20, 2025, 03:31:31 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 03:27:05 PMDid you guys miss the joke?

Apparently I did. I'm still not seeing how Rosie and Mac are related.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 03:32:57 PM
Quote from: hotdogPi on March 20, 2025, 03:31:31 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 03:27:05 PMDid you guys miss the joke?

Apparently I did. I'm still not seeing how Rosie and Mac are related.

I'm pretty confident it wasn't a tech joke.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 03:37:42 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 03:27:05 PMDid you guys miss the joke?
Quote from: hotdogPi on March 20, 2025, 03:31:31 PMApparently I did. I'm still not seeing how Rosie and Mac are related.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 03:32:57 PMI'm pretty confident it wasn't a tech joke.

I sure hope they're not related.  That would be awkward.

https://thejetsons.fandom.com/wiki/Mac
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 03:39:45 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 03:37:42 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 03:27:05 PMDid you guys miss the joke?
Quote from: hotdogPi on March 20, 2025, 03:31:31 PMApparently I did. I'm still not seeing how Rosie and Mac are related.
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 20, 2025, 03:32:57 PMI'm pretty confident it wasn't a tech joke.

I sure hope they're not related.  That would be awkward.

https://thejetsons.fandom.com/wiki/Mac

See that is not what I expected.  I had no idea there was a make gendered robot in the Jetsons.  I guess that kind of still tracks with where I thought you might be going with the earlier joke comment.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: hotdogPi on March 20, 2025, 03:40:27 PM
Okay, I completely missed it. I even looked up https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac (which is a disambiguation page) just to make sure and still didn't see anything relevant.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 04:53:45 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 20, 2025, 03:09:51 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 02:40:48 PMI prefer Mac

must.... bite.... tongue....

Actually, don't. I'd like to hear your unfiltered reaction to my revealing my homosexuality.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 07:16:30 PM
Quote from: hotdogPi on March 20, 2025, 03:18:14 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 03:15:59 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 02:40:48 PMI prefer Mac

Which is funny, because your apparent strong preference toward monolithic design suggests to me that heavy use of Microsoft Windows was a formative part of your childhood and belief system.

I use Mac and have my entire life. (That said, I do use the command line for job-related purposes. I'm still not that good at it.)

Before this goes off the rails here, Mac was another robot in the Jetsons. He banged Rosie along with maintaining apartments I believe.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Road Hog on March 20, 2025, 09:13:00 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on March 20, 2025, 09:55:23 AM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 20, 2025, 09:14:09 AM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 19, 2025, 11:05:28 PMWhy do all these robot concepts end up looking like someone in a gimp suit? 

Because too many of the weirdos that want them will inevitably want to have sex with them. They're just aiming for the target audience.

Why else would you want a robot to be humanoid? Pretty much anything else you would want a robot to do could be more efficiently done in another form (for example, rather than having a humanoid robot pushing a vacuum around, you could just have a Roomba.)
A robot that can suck would fit the bill for some folk.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kphoger on March 21, 2025, 12:57:15 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 04:53:45 PMActually, don't. I'd like to hear your unfiltered reaction to my revealing my homosexuality.

Sorry.  I had assumed you were joking about having a thing for Mac.  I didn't realize you were serious.

For what it's worth, while posting discriminatory comments pertaining to sexual orientation is explicitly prohibited on this forum, I don't actually know if that umbrella term was intended to include robosexuality.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kernals12 on March 21, 2025, 01:21:12 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 21, 2025, 12:57:15 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 04:53:45 PMActually, don't. I'd like to hear your unfiltered reaction to my revealing my homosexuality.

Sorry.  I had assumed you were joking about having a thing for Mac.  I didn't realize you were serious.

For what it's worth, while posting discriminatory comments pertaining to sexual orientation is explicitly prohibited on this forum, I don't actually know if that umbrella term was intended to include robosexuality.

I'm not attracted to Mac, but yes, I am gay.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: SectorZ on March 21, 2025, 03:17:56 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 21, 2025, 01:21:12 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 21, 2025, 12:57:15 PM
Quote from: kernals12 on March 20, 2025, 04:53:45 PMActually, don't. I'd like to hear your unfiltered reaction to my revealing my homosexuality.

Sorry.  I had assumed you were joking about having a thing for Mac.  I didn't realize you were serious.

For what it's worth, while posting discriminatory comments pertaining to sexual orientation is explicitly prohibited on this forum, I don't actually know if that umbrella term was intended to include robosexuality.

I'm not attracted to Mac, but yes, I am gay.

Well the good news is that the robots will probably be a ton less picky, judgmental, or holier than thou about it than people.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kphoger on March 21, 2025, 03:20:07 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 21, 2025, 03:17:56 PMWell the good news is that the robots will probably be a ton less picky, judgmental, or holier than thou about it than people.

Just make sure you keep up with the firmware upgrades.
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: Max Rockatansky on March 21, 2025, 03:49:31 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 21, 2025, 03:20:07 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 21, 2025, 03:17:56 PMWell the good news is that the robots will probably be a ton less picky, judgmental, or holier than thou about it than people.

Just make sure you keep up with the firmware upgrades.

"Downloading from the hard drive" takes on a whole new connotation. 
Title: Re: NVIDIA releases AI for humanoid robots
Post by: kphoger on March 21, 2025, 03:54:32 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on March 21, 2025, 03:49:31 PM"Downloading from the hard drive" takes on a whole new connotation. 

Virus protection is of paramount importance.
Title: Re: Humanoid Robot News
Post by: kernals12 on March 24, 2025, 01:16:03 AM
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2025-03-24/business/tech/LG-Innotek-gears-up-to-produce-components-for-humanoid-robots/2268716

LG says it will be making components for humanoids starting next year.
Title: Re: Humanoid Robot News
Post by: Max Rockatansky on April 19, 2025, 12:45:07 AM
I want my humanoid robots to look like AROK:

https://fb.watch/z2UJxHqpdV/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Title: Re: Humanoid Robot News
Post by: Scott5114 on April 19, 2025, 11:54:01 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on April 19, 2025, 12:45:07 AMI want my humanoid robots to look like AROK:

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/End_Missouri_43.jpg/1280px-End_Missouri_43.jpg)
Title: Re: Humanoid Robot News
Post by: kphoger on April 21, 2025, 09:33:17 AM
That's OKAR.  Close.

Quote from: Scott5114 on April 19, 2025, 11:54:01 PM
Quote from: Max Rockatansky on April 19, 2025, 12:45:07 AMI want my humanoid robots to look like AROK:

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/End_Missouri_43.jpg/1280px-End_Missouri_43.jpg)