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Xpeng's IRON robot demo at the Shanghai Motor Show highlights how fast robotics is advancing. Are humanoids ready for s-curve mass adoption? (self.futurology)

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[–] A_A@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

i believe the real breakthrough is whenever this is becoming real :

XPENG reported that Iron is already active on its automotive production lines, helping assemble its upcoming EVs.

... or when robots are more efficient than humans at building other robots.

[–] Lugh 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes.

There are probably quite a few inflection points coming, and that is one of them.

I think another is when they are capable of most unskilled work (supermarket shelf stacking, cleaning, etc), but cost less to employ than humans paid Western-country minimum wages.