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Re:Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot by Forgeties79 on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @07:32PM (#50360158)
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
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Re:Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot by jdironman on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @01:28AM (#50362093)
seems to me like the problem isn't the machines it's the last mile and preferences of humans
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Re:Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot by imtringued on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @02:30AM (#50362429)
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.
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