Robotics will have a ChatGPT moment in the next 2 or 3 years

[quote]The humanoid robots would be available for a monthly cost of $300 to $400, making them financially accessible to households that currently employ domestic help

People who spend money in this range on domestic help aren’t paying for cooks. They are paying cleaners, so this would be an additional cost that most won’t pay.

A trans bot of multi-ram, sliced the first zucchini.

A robot with a knife would not be great for my peace of mind.

I’d want a knife for myself.

Tech people understand nothing but tech, and suppose that "making an effort" in any endeavor = "undesirable" to everyone. Actually, though--to use cooking as an example--someone who enjoys cooking looks on chopping the vegetables, peeling the potatoes, grating the cheese, and so on, as part of the fun. Chopping vegetables is not just a generic "same every time" activity, but is subject to variance in accord with a particular recipe or some particular circumstance or thing the cook might want to try out doing. Sure, you could program a robot each time to more or less chop as you want each particular time . . . but you'd end up spending as much time and effort changing the robot's settings each time as you would have spent doing it all yourself, and without the feeling of fulfillment one gets from accomplishing the gastronomic feat one's self. And this doesn't even address the fact that the cook assesses the quality or faults of the vegetable while in the act of chopping it, getting rid of things as innocent as unsightly blemishes or as undesirable as bugs or areas of decay. Meantime, someone who doesn't enjoy cooking isn't messing around with fresh produce but instead buys pre-made frozen food to subject it to the tender mercies of the microwave, so wouldn't need a robot for that.

I've never quite figured out what techies plan to do with all this time and effort they hope to gain by technology doing everything. But first they need to understand that their concept of human beings automatically across-the-board objecting to doing things themselves is lacking insight and wrong-headed.

They need to think about having robots do the laundry, especially folding and stacking. No one likes doing laundry.

[quote] while remaining within the kitchen environment.

Seems an odd comment to add. Does he think there is some possibility they will not remain in the kitchen. Grab a knife and go rogue?

r6 It just means their skills will be environment-specific and that they will immediately know what to do, without you having to walk them through every specific task and kitchen utensil.

[quote]Unlike current robots that struggle when environments change, these advanced machines will possess learning capabilities similar to humans – walking into a new space and intuitively understanding how to clean or organize it without explicit programming. This represents a fundamental shift from today's robots, which Khosla acknowledges can be "pretty damn amazing" but lack true adaptability and self-learning capabilities, particularly those manufactured by Chinese companies.

r4 That's all true, but not everyone enjoys cooking. I have to listen to podcasts in order to survive the drudgery of preparing a meal and washing the dishes afterwards. So this type of robot would be perfect for people like me.

I have an 1,100 sq ft two bedroom apartment. It doesn't take a lot to clean, and I already have a Roomba for light vacuuming. Putting away the dishes and groceries takes very little time. What would a robot do when it's not busy? Stand creepily in the corner?