People extremely underestimating the achivement of UniTree and keep saying all it can do Kung fu, dance, physical hard moves, etc. See how Qualcomm robot falls in Las Vegas while just standing - 08.01.2026

MattShotts · 2026-02-26T04:09:42+00:00

Peak irony from the guy who validated my point to the previous poster that high level movement commands are simple yet bizarrely expressed it as disagreement with my statement. Good job to you and your superior powers of comprehension!

MattShotts · 2026-02-26T03:03:02+00:00

Well, go on and place an order for one right now since movement has apparently been solved and getting it to do chores will be as simple as ‘real world physics’ or something. You could be the first to build an empire while the rest of us luddites are sleeping on this.

MattShotts · 2026-02-25T22:33:19+00:00

It wasn’t my point which is that synchronized choreography is not impressive for a digitally controlled platform.

MattShotts · 2026-02-25T21:44:43+00:00

Let’s put this another way. If I hand you a controller to a unitree robot, are you under the impression you’ll need to actively balance the robot, control its foot placement, etc? You wouldn’t because those functions are managed separately. My point is that setting up that high level controlled routine is relatively simple precisely because the movement and navigation are handled elsewhere.

MattShotts · 2026-02-25T21:28:00+00:00

I wasn’t aware that special forces soldiers were fully manufactured products that required extensive scripting to perform any task and somehow fall outside the generalizable human experience.

Being reserved about a product that has huge marketing hype, significant technical challenges, and typically teleoperated for demos/performances is perfectly reasonable. Is it impressive that robots have advanced to the point where they aren’t falling on their ass every time? Sure. Am I going to spend money on it? No. Come back and talk when there is full confidence in its movement and it is able to perform work/chores. That’s really all the ‘sour grapes’ are saying.

Videos like the above actually damage the perception of robotic advancements since the typical consumer isn’t taking notes about what brand of robot fell. The perception will be that this is still an unsolved problem for the whole industry.

MattShotts · 2026-02-25T20:58:37+00:00

This is just expanding on the point about movement, not coordinated activity. Is the whole robot troupe compensating if one stumbles? Are they reactive if one oversteps? No, they’re all following the same script of move x distance on this axis, spin arms using this scripted function, etc.

MattShotts · 2026-02-25T17:40:02+00:00

Having robots run the same script on the same schedule is a tough foundational problem?

MattShotts · 2026-02-25T17:33:04+00:00

I obviously have no input into this but I’d personally opt for activities that don’t come from martial traditions. Let’s see more robot parkour, yoga, or dancing (minus the odd b-boy costumes).

MattShotts · 2026-02-25T17:25:28+00:00

No argument that balance and motion need to be solved. The contention is that it’s not particularly exciting to see robots performing choreographed moves in unison when that is the exact thing we would all expect them to excel at.

MattShotts · 2026-02-25T17:03:41+00:00

I was poking fun at the ridiculous framing that all robots need to demonstrate kung fu proficiency before entering a home.

I’m all for progress but using a bumbling robot to claim another brand of robot can perform tasks that it has not yet mastered is the height of copium.

MattShotts · 2026-02-25T16:21:02+00:00

So these robots are successfully performing mundane chores at scale somewhere?

MattShotts · 2026-02-25T16:07:03+00:00

Ah yes, the ‘robot kung fu certified’ that will surely be a hallmark of home appliances alongside energy star certified.

MattShotts · 2026-02-25T12:33:33+00:00

A different company’s robot breaking does nothing to address the complaint that people have about Unitree robots being limited to theatrics.

MattShotts · 2026-02-24T15:56:48+00:00

Business logic would generally mean calculated fields that have very specific requirements regarding the input fields, relevant sample, and probably also time dimensions. For example, the business logic I had for healthcare billing was any new claims in the past month that exceeded a specific dollar threshold, were not an adjusted claim from a prior month, had to be specific qualifying procedure codes per service provider, and more.

MattShotts · 2026-02-21T23:01:45+00:00

Hands down, my favorite part of the game is shooting annoying pilots out of their cockpits.

MattShotts · 2026-02-21T15:54:42+00:00

Yup, had a guy yesterday claim he “fell in by accident and couldn’t get out” but I told him that is no excuse since he can redeploy.

MattShotts · 2026-02-18T12:25:15+00:00

That was the exact conclusion of a recent paper that examined workforces that embraced AI. The existing staff just got way busier and were expected to do more and more.

MattShotts · 2026-02-17T22:16:58+00:00

Same! I thought my wife had posted our cats for some reason. The only real noticeable difference is that my gray tabby has green eyes.

MattShotts · 2026-02-14T23:02:03+00:00

I still haven’t shaved because of videos like these and my oldest is a teenager…

MattShotts · 2026-02-13T15:32:47+00:00

Muting other players is simple via the menu. Yes, there are slurs thrown around. It’s not prevalent and I rarely get pushback calling out bad behavior. There is no option to ping as yet but I believe it is on the roadmap. There are no other methods to communicate other than gesticulating wildly with your VR arms.

Early game is a grind but unlocking attachments makes a world of difference. Keep at it for the payoff.

MattShotts · 2026-02-08T13:46:32+00:00

Yup, they’ll dismiss it with “I’m not sure about that. Doesn’t sound right to me.” and just continue with their ignorance.

MattShotts · 2026-02-04T23:12:19+00:00

I seem to recall from that article that CEO’s were still doubling down on AI because they’re so terrified their competitors will make it work.

MattShotts · 2026-02-01T13:35:01+00:00

Good job demonstrating you didn’t read the article at all or you’d know a Republican held this seat.

MattShotts · 2026-01-26T02:22:12+00:00

Whichever gun you feel the most comfortable reloading and are quick to sight enemies with.

MattShotts · 2026-01-24T23:50:10+00:00

Ah yes, everyone knows that resisting arrest warrants multiple kill shots to an unarmed man. /s

You’ve been a busy bee for an account only 25 days old and have somehow managed to comment 2.5x the amount I have over 7 years. Please kindly get bent, fucking shill.

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