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Re:Ask HN: Creating a consumer humanoid robot – suggestions ... by krisoft on Sunday November 14, 2021 @01:29PM (#29219267)
Oh my goodness that bear looks like a walking nightmare. Black soul-less eyes, gangly arms and legs.

> How does Teddy respect my privacy? > You can tell Teddy to go to sleep, and in that mode the camera is off. Teddy will only wake up when you ask him to.

Oh good. So it is always listening. That's great. At least the form advertises the function.

Re:Ask HN: Creating a consumer humanoid robot – suggestions ... by dang on Sunday November 14, 2021 @11:32PM (#29223722)
"Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something."

Maybe you don't owe (or feel you owe) robot developers better, but you owe this community better if you're posting here. We don't want the kind of culture this leads to, and you can make your substantive points without it.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re:Ask HN: Creating a consumer humanoid robot – suggestions ... by mandelken on Sunday November 14, 2021 @02:31PM (#29219862)
> that bear looks like a walking nightmare

Here's an excerpt from my chat with Teddy just now:

You (20:26): Teddy, do you have lithium ion batteries inside you?

Teddy (20:26): Yes I do

You (20:26): Can lithium ion batteries malfunction?

Teddy (20:26): Yes

You (20:27): What happens when lithium ion batteries malfunction?

Teddy (20:27): The human dies

Re:Ask HN: Creating a consumer humanoid robot – suggestions ... by dredds on Sunday November 14, 2021 @02:46PM (#29219988)
You: Teddy, have you seen the movie AI?

Teddy: Yes, I love that movie

You: What happens to Teddy in the movie?

Teddy: Teddy dies in the end

You: You like the ending?

Teddy: Yes

Re:Ask HN: Creating a consumer humanoid robot – suggestions ... by agency on Sunday November 14, 2021 @03:58PM (#29220633)
The chat feature seems to be down now. Teddy’s not responding when I ask him to open the pod bay doors…
Re:Ask HN: Creating a consumer humanoid robot – suggestions ... by dario-fino on Sunday November 14, 2021 @04:20PM (#29220830)
It needed some tweaking to handle the traffic. It'll back up in the following days!
Re:Ask HN: Creating a consumer humanoid robot – suggestions ... by alexchamberlain on Sunday November 14, 2021 @02:05PM (#29219603)
I'd like to second the comment on aesthetics- a key part of a teddy bear is it's fluffy and cuddly. Now,I'm sure you're intending for it to be dressed maybe? But those eyes...

(Please don't let this tale away from the awesome work on the hardware to make this work - I think it's early enough for a change of colour, hopefully?)

Re:Ask HN: Creating a consumer humanoid robot – suggestions ... by dario-fino on Sunday November 14, 2021 @02:19PM (#29219750)
Hey @alexchamberlain, yes! we're already starting to talk to brands for custom clothing. We're based in Italy and I've worked as an ML Engineer for various LVMH companies in the past, so that's definitely coming.

Regarding the color, we want to stick to white since that gives us more versatility for customization.

Re:Ask HN: Creating a consumer humanoid robot – suggestions ... by dario-fino on Sunday November 14, 2021 @01:49PM (#29219475)
That's actually a feedback we've been getting a lot lately! Thanks, we're definitely switching to OLED/LCD screen eyes.
Re:Ask HN: Creating a consumer humanoid robot – suggestions ... by quocanh on Sunday November 14, 2021 @02:14PM (#29219698)
Nice. Eyes that turn black when the robot dies. Now I'll know when I've finally killed it.