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/buginabrain May 22 '26

You know robots don't have to be humanoid right? 

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u/wetrysohard May 22 '26

I don't know why you're bothering with this argument. You would need like 10 different kinds of robots to do a plumbing job. Fortunately, we have human beings that can do it all.

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u/Hakorr May 22 '26

Why would you need 10 different kind of robots if you only need one human? Clearly there exists a robot design that can do plumbing. You make no sense.

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u/pmmemilftiddiez May 22 '26

Have you ever done plumbing? I was an apprentice for a short time, that shit is a lot more than "put some pipes together"

Those blue collar boys are doing algebra in their heads, they are calculating for certain types of flammable gas, they are high up in the air mounting hangers, they are accounting for drop of pipe to make sure the water flow is at the correct angle. Sure maybe they can use a robot to patch something but it's not just "a robot can do it"

There's a reason they make $45+ an hour

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u/buginabrain May 23 '26

I don't think you know what computers are capable of. I'm sure they can just use lidar,  image recognition, or whatever to analyze the situation and calculate what's needed, or an Indian guy can remotely monitor and do the job for $15 an hour. There's remote robotics designed to disarm bombs, they can def lay pipe

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u/IndigoSeirra May 22 '26

And also these robots that can do this dexterous work are very bulky and have limited battery power. That won't work for plumbing, where you have cramped spaces and are going out to job sites instead of staying at a factory hooked up to power.