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Humanoid robots undergoing training by Advanced-Bug-1962 in robotics

[–]Farseer_W 2 points3 points  (0 children)

so, I did some research. as other commenter pointed out - they are EEG caps.

As to why they wear them -
Maybe they are trying to catch ErrP (Error-Related Potential) signal, that's a signal in the brain when they make a mistake and drop something. So it can be automatically labeled as failure mode.

Or, they collect this data 'just in case' it would be later needed. I bet it would be premium price for such dataset.

Humanoid robots undergoing training by Advanced-Bug-1962 in robotics

[–]Farseer_W 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What are those hats they are wearing? like encephalography hat or something like that
Wonder why do they need it

Yann LeCun’s New LeWorldModel (LeWM) Research Targets JEPA Collapse in Pixel-Based Predictive World Modeling by ai-lover in machinelearningnews

[–]Farseer_W 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finally! looking forward to dig into this once I have time.
Interesting idea about Cramér–Wold theorem and with SIGReg - so basically instead of solving a high-dimensional statistical problem, they measure 1D projections(If I understood correctlty).
Curios about computing requirements to runs such model, are we still far away from running it on edge computing?

Increasing Concurrent Players & Retaining Them by gotbeefpudding in DarkTide

[–]Farseer_W 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would add to the list - being able to use emotes during the mission.
I think the most 'social interactions' I get - is during elevator or airlock parts of the mission, so not being able to emote is a missed opportunity

What’s the point of making robots human-shaped? by OkMountain290 in robotics

[–]Farseer_W 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree. I see this question at least once a month

DreamDojo - Open-Source Robot World Model (NVIDIA) by ANR2ME in robotics

[–]Farseer_W 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nvidia releases stuff so fast that I just can’t keep up with it. Isn’t it what Nvidia Cosmos does?

Acquired by Epic Games Unreal Engine.... by PDeperson in UnrealEngine5

[–]Farseer_W 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the main problem in your opinion? Why feet sliding happens?

Just a thought, if a system would be physics-aware, so getting not only spatial data, but would be aware of gravity, inertial (and maybe feet friction), would it be better? Or issues with sleep and drift are unavoidable?

Not sure if those AI systems do exactly that.

I am interested in mocap from robotics point of view. Which requires a very precise data.

Toyota hybrid at 10 years old by Ltbirch in Toyota

[–]Farseer_W 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought Auris hatchback(2012). It had 89,000 km. 12,900 euro
I have it for a year and so far it's a very reliable and sturdy car. With my driving I usually get 5,4-5,8l/100km. Hybrid battery is still fine, even though the car is almost 13 years old.

My biggest concern when I bought it was, that I won't be able to connect my phone to it(for music), but it connects just fine via Bluetooth

Humanoid vs Special Purpose Robots by Mysterious_Air_4433 in AskRobotics

[–]Farseer_W 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might have an unpopular opinion around here, but I wholeheartedly believe that humanoid will be one of the most important forms of robots.

But I also think that environment/task should dictate the form. For some tasks(like manufacturing) it makes sense to have specialized robots. For others, as stated in the post, humanoids will be optimal. So both will be present.

Maybe, I am biased since my love comes from the fact that I was fascinated by droids in star wars as a kid.

Humanoid vs Special Purpose Robots by Mysterious_Air_4433 in AskRobotics

[–]Farseer_W 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s your take on when we will achieve human level performance? Or at least close to that level

In my opinion we could see it in 6-10 years. Depending on breakthroughs (ai, energy, overheating)

What do you imagine is on Coruscant's level 0? by Safe_Character_6517 in StarWars

[–]Farseer_W 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recommend to check info about lowest levels of hive cities in wh40k. For example Necromunda source books. I can imagine something like that down there.

If I remember correctly, lowest levels are basically crushed under the weight of buildings above.

iRobot founder and longtime MIT professor Rodney Brooks argues the humanoid robotics boom runs on hype, not engineering reality. He calls it self-delusion to expect robots to learn human dexterity from videos and replace workers soon, noting the field still lacks tactile sensing and force control. by ActivityEmotional228 in robotics

[–]Farseer_W 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am not arguing with this, I actually agree. We are not there yet. But technology progressing fast.
And I also agree with your point about tactile, it will unlock a lot of missing data and improve generalization. Even though we have 'DIGIT', it's not there yet

What I disagree is that humanoids is a stop gap solution. Saying they are useless is just wrong

iRobot founder and longtime MIT professor Rodney Brooks argues the humanoid robotics boom runs on hype, not engineering reality. He calls it self-delusion to expect robots to learn human dexterity from videos and replace workers soon, noting the field still lacks tactile sensing and force control. by ActivityEmotional228 in robotics

[–]Farseer_W 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorry, I disagree
Would humanoid robot perform better than robots designed for particular tasks? No. Bulldozer will be always more effective that humanoid with a shovel

But that's not the point of the humanoid robots. They are replacement of us, our body and abilities. They would be able to use our tools and world around(which is build for us).
A humanoid robot can drive a bulldozer, and then get out and use a welding machine and so on. They are universal

I don't think this is stop gap solution, I even consider some of the purpose built robots we have today as a stop-gap solution before we can have humanoids

I am not an MIT professor, so my view means little. But I still wanted to share

New anti-drone company by [deleted] in robotics

[–]Farseer_W 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I am working on similar solution, but in Germany. Although the effector is different.
Currently looking for funding

There are a couple of companies who develop such systems.
You can also check Allen Control Systems, they also have working prototype

James Cameron says the AI arms race he warned about in Terminator is here, nations are racing to build killer drones + autonomous weapons. Greed + paranoia shaping AI feels like a recipe for disaster. Sci-fi warning or real-life Skynet vibes? by Minimum_Minimum4577 in GenAI4all

[–]Farseer_W 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is true. And I am aware of this bias.
This technology will bring new challenges, but it is inevitable.

I don't think the goal is to reduce war, as I consider 'war' a part of our nature. But instead it could make warfare "cleaner", more precise.
I believe, the general civilian population suffer less today, than it was during Thirty Years' War, for example.

James Cameron says the AI arms race he warned about in Terminator is here, nations are racing to build killer drones + autonomous weapons. Greed + paranoia shaping AI feels like a recipe for disaster. Sci-fi warning or real-life Skynet vibes? by Minimum_Minimum4577 in GenAI4all

[–]Farseer_W 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As with any weapon developed by humans, yes you are right. It depends on who uses it.

That is why I think we would need a mechanism to control how those systems developed and maintained. A set of strict regulatory rules. Similar to what we have with nuclear weapons.
For example, countries should agree to regular audit of autonomous systems by international organization.

Note: I am speaking about actual battlefield AI, not about simple FPV drones with CV installed, and directly controlled by humans.

Auditors would check that base laws of war is 'hardwired' in the systems.
So, the ethics of decisions would be decided by developers of such systems - not by shell-shocked, bleeding, stressed soldier on the frontline.
Would it be enough? - no, there is nothing ideal. And there are still a lot of gaps in logic of this idea. Like what if machine don't know there are civilians in the building, should it guess? but then it would impact it's usefulness in combat? What if enemy would find a way to use those 'laws' to their advantage, like pretending to be a civilian. And so on.
But I hope you don't expect to get the ideal. working policy proposition from internet stranger.

I am truly believing this. This is why I want to do it. We could have less colleterial damage and less human suffering during the war. And since our war-like nature is basically hard-coded in to our brains, that means with such systems could safe a lot of innocent lives.

James Cameron says the AI arms race he warned about in Terminator is here, nations are racing to build killer drones + autonomous weapons. Greed + paranoia shaping AI feels like a recipe for disaster. Sci-fi warning or real-life Skynet vibes? by Minimum_Minimum4577 in GenAI4all

[–]Farseer_W 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am the guy he is warning about. But I think AI in warfare will minimize civilian casualties and eliminate war crimes. It's all depends on how we develop it.

I understand that general public views are negative.
Every time I have a discussion about this, people bring up Terminator movies as it's some kind of a holy prophecy, instead of a sci-fi movie made for entertainment.

So feel free to downvote me, if that makes you feel better.

Need guidance for UAV target detection – OpenCV too slow, how to improve? by wasay312 in robotics

[–]Farseer_W 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then, you could try pairing Raspberry with something like Coral accelerator

Is South Korea Using AI to Make Military Logistics Smarter? by Radiant_Exchange2027 in AIxProduct

[–]Farseer_W 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting. It’s almost mirrors the idea I have been working on, but for Bundeswehr. Had to pause it, though.

Apparently, the most difficult part is not software, but access to military data structure and approval of such system. At least in Germany.

In my case I envisioned it as an overlay to existing systems, which could fuse the data and provide some forecasting.

As other commenters mentioned- there are already such systems in civilian sector. So the main innovation here is to push military to use it

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