Comments by "John Berry" (@user-ud6ui7zt3r) on "China is mass-producing humanoid robots that will 'reshape the world'" video.
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Real World Tools require struggle…
In order for an autonomous humanoid robot to have any value in a factory, the robot needs to be able to use Real World Tools. However, such tools, even when they are top-of-the-line AND brand new, always require struggle. For example, consider the Jacob's chuck of a hand drill. After you tighten a drill bit in the chuck, you then start the drilling task, at which point the bit will probably demonstrate some rotational SLIP. You then have to STOP drilling, immediately followed by re-tightening the drill bit in the chuck. Once re-tightened, you immediately resume drilling. The intelligence of a robot won't be able to duplicate this. A robot's intelligence won't be able to assess that...
• the drill bit is rotationally slipping;
• excessive rotational slip is unacceptable;
• the cause of the rotational slip is due to a need for more Chuck Tightening;
• at the very least, the drilling operation needs to CEASE;
• the drill bit needs to be repositioned and retightened (within the Chuck);
• the Drill Key (which is used to tighten the Jacob's chuck), will always SLIP, even if the drill is top-of-the-line and brand new;
• once the drill bit is suitably retightened, the drilling operation needs to resume.
□ In other words, the task of using a Real World Tool always includes the need to struggle with the tool. The intelligence needed to efficiently perform such struggle goes way beyond what the intelligence of an autonomous humanoid robot is capable of.
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