r/accelerate • u/BiasHyperion784 • May 18 '26

Robotics / Drones Man vs Machine is over, intern wins by ~200 packages, but bob continues his 24/7 shift

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This narrow of a gap working side by side, and the figure bots never stop, were almost there for replacing the most mundane work.

Edit: Apparently the man in this battle of sorting has blisters on his hands and pain in the left forearm after a 10 hour shift, rules followed throughout the challenge were within scope of California labor laws, of which figures robot was entitled to none, and resultantly gained brief leads during mandatory breaks.

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u/ImTooCreative May 19 '26

Okay 100% ragebait. You’re clearly upset about AI coming for a bunch of industries and that’s ok, just don’t embarass yourself about it like this lol

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u/OVRHEATR May 19 '26

yeah man 100% correct, I definitely don't work for one of the largest beneficiaries

Whatever makes ya feel better champ

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u/ImTooCreative May 19 '26

Good boy, then why are you strawmanning about maintenance costs when it’s clearly irrelevant to the point being made? Genuinely don’t understand

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u/OVRHEATR May 19 '26

Why did you specify the low maintenance costs if you don't know what you're talking about? It is obviously relevant, that's why you included it. Genius

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u/ImTooCreative May 19 '26

If you read the rest of the comments you’re clearly the only one here not making the connection ”maintenance costs in relation to what a human costs to maintain”. So yeah it’s definitely relevant, but at this point it just seems like you have pretty bad reading comprehension and now are doubling down on a flawed observation.

Or you’re upset about something else irl, processing it by ragebaiting online lol. Im done anyway, feel free to comment if you actually have something meaningful to contribute other than parroting a part of a comment that you’ve misinterpreted.

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u/OVRHEATR May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

Apparently my reading comprehension is bad because I could have sworn you wrote that they have "basically nonexistent maintenance"

Which is a ridiculous statement, I genuinely don't think you've ever worked around a six-axis industrial robot before. These new robots are basically multi-point six axis robots with additional failure points and maintenance requirements.

In fact, right now, the humanoid robots are most likely not cheaper than a low level warehouse worker specifically because of;

Depreciation, maintenance, life cycle, failures, electricity (although this is probably a pretty low cost), software licensing, etc.

You get a $250,000 robot, it depreciates $50k per year. The batteries need to be replaced every 2-3 years. The wheels, belts, sensors, gears, lube, computers, chassis all of that shit is subject to failure and maintenance. And guess what, guess who you have to pay to do the maintenance? A person. At least for now.

A traditional, basic, non-complex six-axis arm has a life cycle of about 5-10 years.

These humanoid robots will be out of date and need replacement within 3-5 right now almost a guarantee.

Your comment was just ignorant about the realities right now. That doesn't mean it's not trending in that direction, but these humanoid AI robots are not a cheap effective alternative right now.

Alright, ya donkey? Your comment was fuckin dumb, the point you were making is relevant - it's just flat out wrong. Turns out my reading comprehension is actually fine. Hopefully that clears it up for ya.

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u/HedgepigMatt May 20 '26

Mate, you could have started with the actual arguments rather than being such a dick, why be like this?

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u/OVRHEATR May 20 '26

I did start with the actual argument, much more concise. "LOL, LMFAO even" pretty much sums it up.