Re:Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot
by tootie on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @07:18PM
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We've built zillions of machines to automate tasks previously done by humans (or animals) and how many times did we design something based on humans work? Roughly zeroish? People used to do laundry with wash basin and a river, now it's a metal cube. People wash dishes with a sponge and a towel but the machine is a metal cube. People would cook over burning wood and now it's a metal cube.
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Re:Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot
by Forgeties79 on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @07:32PM
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The difference is this humanoid is meant to be a bespoke “does everything” robot. The others are very purpose-built/particular. And with good reason of course, an “everything humanoid” is beyond a moonshot in 2026
Re:Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot
by jdironman on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @01:28AM
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seems to me like the problem isn't the machines it's the last mile and preferences of humans
Re:Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot
by imtringued on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:30AM
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Yes, but if you're willing to wait for the robots to become humanoid, the original task doesn't seem to be important or urgent enough to build said robot.
Re:Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot
by regularfry on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @04:13AM
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What you're missing about the attraction of humanoid robots is that you can, software permitting, drop them into an existing factory and entirely replace the human workforce without retooling. They might only be good for a single generation, but they're ideal for that purpose.