Those crop harvesting robots can’t do anything else though. They’re also not very good at weeding, or picking berries or tea. Things that require finesse. Also imagine not having to use the god awful amounts of pesticides we currently use. You’ve got to think of these humanoids as universal. You should be able to tell the robot picking weeds to stop and go do the grocery shopping ideally.

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bandrami 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Why? One tool for one job. I let my gardener robot keep gardening while my grocery shopping robot goes to the store.

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dash2 an hour ago | parent [-]

A gardener robot should be able to:

- plant new plants (hold plant in pot, remove plant from pot, shake excess soil, dig hole using trowel, place plant in hole, pat down earth, water plant using watering can)

- dig up weeds (using e.g. a hoe, fingers)

- set up a trellis (attach trellis to wall using drilled-in screws; wrap vines around trellis)

- water plants with hose (unwrap hose, turn on tap, spray plants)

etc.

What form factor will beat humans at all these tasks?

	▲	bandrami 38 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Four different drones, or one drone with four tool attachments. The robot shouldn't need to "use a trowel"; it should be a trowel.