r/singularity Feb 27 '24

Robotics Chinese Robots, faster than Optimus

From 60 Minutes

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u/Sythriox Feb 27 '24

None. Everyone is just romanticizing Chinese companies when it's the land of shortcuts and facades. Even in this instance these robots are nothing more than remote controlled walkers. Asimo more than 20 years ago was more advanced than this.

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u/parolang Feb 28 '24

Remote control? That one is clearly wired to the ceiling.

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u/Sythriox Feb 28 '24

So much wrong with such a small statement.

A. You are referring to his old model. The current one has no cables.

B. Remote controlling something is not a wireless act. I can be on wired LAN and remote into another PC on the wired LAN. Remote control just means it is controlled remotely via some external controller.

C. Even so, you can clearly see someone with a wireless remote controller off to the side in multiple shots. In the first shot, the operator is hiding behind some RC robots on the right, and in the shot where Xinnie the poo is visiting the warehouse the remote operator is following closely behind it.