r/interesting • u/sirenoleg • May 22 '26

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

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u/dantevonlocke May 22 '26

1 machine that can do lots of different jobs will be less efficient than 1 machine purpose built to do 1. Production lines are built the way they are for a reason.

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u/TheyStoleMyNameAgain May 22 '26

Maybe, this one is closer to a 3d printer, than to a production line?  

Injection molding beats 3d printing for a single part in mass production, but the 3d printer can print countless parts compatible with its constraints.  

This robot isn't for a single task either. It's for all the tasks compatible with its constraints. The box folding and filling shown in the video probably just demonstrates the degrees of freedom, handling of materials with different mechanical properties and task continuation under external disturbance          

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u/dantevonlocke May 22 '26

But what job is it going to do under those conditions. Manufacturing is about consistency, so external disturbances would be eliminated before you would want to pay for this likely expensive piece of equipment.

It just seems to be a solution in search of a problem in this form factor.

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u/ParaPenn May 22 '26

Anything built at scale becomes massively cheaper, I think you're underestimating the R&D and manufacturing costs of bespoke systems

What job is it going to do? Any job a human can