Chinas S1-Roboter beeindruckt durch seine „menschenähnliche“ Geschwindigkeit und Präzision – S1 (Astribot) ist in der Lage, Bewegungen mit einer maximalen Geschwindigkeit von 10 m/s auszuführen und kann eine Nutzlast von 22 Pfund pro Arm bewältigen.

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The article discusses the advancements in humanoid robotics, highlighting the Chinese firm Astribot and its AI robot assistant, S1. Astribot, a subsidiary of Stardust Intelligence, has developed S1 to perform household tasks with remarkable speed and precision. The robot can move at a top speed of 10 meters per second and handle a payload of 22 pounds per arm1.

S1’s capabilities are demonstrated through a video where it performs various tasks, such as pulling a tablecloth from under wine glasses without toppling them, opening and pouring wine, shaving a cucumber, flipping a sandwich, and executing intricate calligraphy3. These feats showcase the robot’s agility, dexterity, and accuracy4. Astribot uses imitation learning to train S1, allowing it to mimic human movements and operations. The firm plans to commercially release S1 in 2024, although technical details about the robot’s training and abilities remain undisclosed5.

This strikes me as a pretty major leap in robotic fine motor capability. I am still not entirely convinced that this is not CGI or that this robot is actually being teleoperated. But if this is ground truth then, wow!–what an *incredible* leap forward in economically useful dexterity. I think of this robot and whatever Boston Dynamics has up it’s sleeve for this new Atlas they introduced a bit ago. And it makes me think about this following article I saw.

„You can’t have an AI plumber: Why Gen Z might be ditching college for skilled trades
According to a survey from Thumbtack, 74% of young adults said they believe skilled trade jobs won’t be replaced by AI, for one.“

https://www.fastcompany.com/90944474/gen-z-generations-workforce-education-college-skilled-trade

And I’m like, not so fast skilled trades employment sanctuary. I see ARA easily replacing humans in all the skill trades. HVAC, plumbing, construction and electrician. Further I am almost positive we will make it much easier for ARA to access the infrastructure simply by building things in such a way that the ARA _can_ access the infrastructure. Well, I guess this next 2-4 years heading into the „technological singularity“ is going to be fraught with all kinds of incredible (read: „scary“). I believe the die was cast the day that humans realized you could use fire for cooking and warmth. The rest was an inevitability.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Futurology/comments/4k8q2b/is_the_singularity_a_religious_doctrine_23_apr_16/d3d0g44/