I've been generally curious about the benefits of the humanoid robot form factor.
I'll admit I don't know much about the state of the enterprise robotics/automation market but it would seem like the market would be limited by the fact that:
1.) The companies able to afford such robots would have much higher throughput capacity requirements and would want to setup much more customized automation.
2.) The companies in the sweet spot in terms of lower throughput capacity requirements would not be able to afford the upfront cost of such robots.
I think the primary use case would be perhaps if these could actually get in the sub $100K-$150K range end cost wise which seems a bit far off given the complexity I'm seeing here. Perhaps the idea is to go for the long game?
It feels like a version with just the top half of the humanoid would be more interesting if it could cut costs particularly since this thing likely needs to be tethered for reliable power and communications in a factory automation setting.
I'll admit I don't know much about the state of the enterprise robotics/automation market but it would seem like the market would be limited by the fact that: 1.) The companies able to afford such robots would have much higher throughput capacity requirements and would want to setup much more customized automation. 2.) The companies in the sweet spot in terms of lower throughput capacity requirements would not be able to afford the upfront cost of such robots.
I think the primary use case would be perhaps if these could actually get in the sub $100K-$150K range end cost wise which seems a bit far off given the complexity I'm seeing here. Perhaps the idea is to go for the long game?
It feels like a version with just the top half of the humanoid would be more interesting if it could cut costs particularly since this thing likely needs to be tethered for reliable power and communications in a factory automation setting.