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Re: Honda Motor Co's humanoid robot
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Dumb - Routine tasks that can be automated (mowing lawns, cleaning, preparing food!)
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Unfortunately all three of those tasks are not routine for a robot. Mowing lawns is a dangerous proposition because of living beings getting in the way there is really no simple way to tell the machine get out of the way. Cleaning is different though because at least if the vacuum bumps into you, you won't run the risk of something being chopped off. Preparing food... I don't know much information about robots that prepare food. Trust me when I say we have a long long long way to go when we can't even build a machine that matches the level of competence of a supermarket cashier.
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