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Boston Dynamics introduces a fully electric humanoid robot that “exceeds human performance” (spectrum.ieee.org)
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...replacing the previously hydraulic version.

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[–] 49 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

I'm getting really tired of that metric.

Like, human performance has a very wide range and scope.

My car "exceeds human performance."

My toaster exceeds human performance for making toast.

Michael Phelps exceeds the human performance of myself in a pool.

I exceed the human performance of any baby.

This just tells me that the robot is more able at something than the worst human at that thing.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Exceeds the very limited parameter we used to define as “human performance.”

    “Look, this robot’s arm can spin 360°! It exceeds human performance!”

    Ok, can it get a glass out of the cabinet, put ice cubes in it, fill it with water and bring it to me?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think you could have picked a more difficult metric, this is something i'm pretty sure the BD robots can actually do.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago*

    In a random home, then. A human would know what a refrigerator is, where the ice is (dispenser or freezer), check cabinets for cups/glasses, and operate the sink. The BD bots would likely have to have everything pre-mapped, RFID’d and/or programmed.

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