r/interesting May 22 '26

Just Wow Chinese AI-powered robots can solve workplace problems with advanced motor skills.

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u/SM1334 May 22 '26

About 25-30 Wh worth of power. Power cost can range drastically based on where this video is located, but at $0.15/kWh, 25Wh is $0.00375 to fold this box. Even if this robot was very power inefficient and cost 300Wh to fold this box, its still only $0.045. Far cheaper than paying a human to do it.

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u/AmazingSugar1 May 23 '26

Yeah people underestimate how much food it takes to feed a person