Humanoid development at Chinese robotics company Unitree continues apace. Following its entry into the melee just last year, its fast-walking H1 bot recently got its backflip groove on. Now the faceless and hand-less humanoid is being joined by an impressive all-rounder.
My theory would be that some western people are very disquieted to see China take the lead in various technological fields. When I post in r/futurology on Reddit I constantly observe this in China related comments and discussion.
It’s disappointing that politics and xenophobia are even a factor in such discussions. As a society, we were always going to make humanoid robots, the question was if we would be ready for them by the time they arrive? Unfortunately, I don’t think we are ready and we’ll likely use them for profit. But that doesn’t take away from the benefits that they can provide. If we can have these assist the sick and elderly, that would be wonderful for society. I just don’t see the downside of this article being posted, at the very least it opens up the floor to discussion.
Curious as to why the person that downvoted this, did so?
My theory would be that some western people are very disquieted to see China take the lead in various technological fields. When I post in r/futurology on Reddit I constantly observe this in China related comments and discussion.
It’s disappointing that politics and xenophobia are even a factor in such discussions. As a society, we were always going to make humanoid robots, the question was if we would be ready for them by the time they arrive? Unfortunately, I don’t think we are ready and we’ll likely use them for profit. But that doesn’t take away from the benefits that they can provide. If we can have these assist the sick and elderly, that would be wonderful for society. I just don’t see the downside of this article being posted, at the very least it opens up the floor to discussion.