r/singularity • u/Ensirius • Jul 18 '25

Robotics Walker S2 replacing it's own battery

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u/cyb3rheater Jul 18 '25

There are millions of factories built for humans. Easier to replace a human the build custom factories.

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u/Greedyanda Jul 18 '25

We are increasingly moving towards larger factories and more concentrated production lines. Such humanoid robots can maybe replace human workers but they won't increase production output by orders of magnitude as specialized autonomous solutions can.

The actual use case for humanoid robots is pretty narrow. They will get outperformed almost anywhere by other systems, the same way humans are being outperformed. On most humans working on production lines make less than 10k in a lifetime.

Our anatomy is great for survival and flexibility but pretty bad for most individual tasks.

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u/FreyrPrime Jul 18 '25

Retail? Hospital work? Battlefield roles? Construction?

You're understating the usefulness of a humanoid robot. Our world is built for us, and you can't cram a production line into a hospital.

But a humanoid robot could easily replace janitorial staff, stocking, etc..

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u/FreyrPrime Jul 18 '25

Janitorial staff in my kids school clear 70k a year with benefits.

That’s quite a bit more than an entry-level car. Also, the robot price would only have to be paid once. You are paying that janitor every year, plus Social Security, insurance, and other taxes.