Coincidently, I read about the robotics company Unitree that unveiled their G1 humanoid robot after I'd rewatched i,ROBOT on a whim, & it got me thinking....are we really taking the chance to head in this direction? I mean, I expect the technology of robotics to change and evolve
like the rest of tech world, but I feel like this requires a HARD pause...
We're definitely getting there faster than people think. I work in a warehouse and we've already got automated systems doing stuff that would've been pure sci-fi when that movie came out. The crazy part is how normal it feels now - like you stop noticing the robots after a while
That Unitree robot is wild but what really gets me is how the tech keeps getting cheaper and more accessible. When I was a kid messing around with basic robotics kits, this level of mobility and AI integration would've cost millions. Now it's basically a startup flex
The real question isn't if we'll get there, it's whether we'll have the regulatory framework ready when we do. Right now it feels like we're building the tech first and figuring out the rules later, which is pretty much exactly how things went wrong in the movie
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