He pulls a tablecloth from beneath a pyramid of wine glasses. They scarcely move an inch.
This is Astribot, a new robot from Chinese startup Stardust Intelligence. In an incredible new demo, Astribot cooks, decants wine, and even irons a shirt.
And should you need a little Chinese calligraphy done, Astribot can do that too!
Stardust Intelligence claims that the video was shot at 1x speed and the robot is not teleoperated (another term for remote control).
Like bots from Tesla, Figure and others, it’s not yet publicly available. So, we can’t try it out for ourselves and verify that it works.
But for a first demo, Astribot is incredibly impressive.
Stardust Intelligence plans to release the robot later this year. Meeting this goal would be an incredible feat.
If Astribot fails, we know what happens: things stay as they are. But what if it works?
On the latest All In Podcast, angel investor Jason Calacanis sketches an intriguing robot future.
What if a manufacturer could get the bill of materials for such a robot down to about $10,000? At that price, the company could rent them out for about $300 a month.
Who’s not going to do that?
Ten years from now, I might be renting an Astribot. I pay $300, and it does all my housework for me.
When I’m asleep, I could have my Astribot work in a factory. The wages it earns could pay for the rental and then some.
Free housework, and a profit to boot!
Even if Astribot never makes it to market, there are countless competitors. Tesla, Boston Dynamics, Figure and others are all working on androids.
Are they all going to fail? I don’t think so.
This moment in robotics reminds me of the invention of calculus. Both Leibniz and Newton invented these new techniques independently around the same time, building on prior discoveries.
Today, numerous companies are all converging on a humanoid robot. These robots are powered by AI, sucking in videos of humans doing things and replicating these actions.
People have imagined robot servants for generations. Today, we may be close to making those dreams real.
Would you get an Astribot? Leave a comment and let us know!
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