[zadler]

Do we need it

[falcor84]

Judgement Day was supposed to happen on August 29, 1997. We're really behind schedule.

[lm28469]

Modern tech "progress" feels like you're drowning in a lake and someone throws you a bag of m&m's. Sure I like m&m's but it really isn't anywhere near the top of my list right now.

[orbital-decay]

Do "we" need anything else than food and sleep? Humanoid automata trope was invented in ancient times, and it's everywhere in sci-fi since about a century ago. Is it really surprising that someone actually tries to make it happen just for the sake of it?

[notachatbot123]

Human-induced climate change is drastically worsening the living conditions for billions of people who will fight to survive in the coming decades and centuries.

[eMPee584]

And we still have a chance to handle the situation in peaceful and equitable ways - by transitioning from a competitive to a cooperative (non-commercial, trade-free, open access, open source) commons economy! Once human labour is not competitive any more (2027-28?), we have to change our economic framework anyways. That's why I'm rooting for the aforementioned option with all the zest left in my aging body..

[sarchertech]

And energy intensive humanoid robots are gonna help them fight that fight?

[FrustratedMonky]

Yes, and this will allow us to reduce the number of humans.

[JKCalhoun]

(Wait, another Pilkington reference in this thread?)

I look at it as art meets tech. I'm pretty sure Da Vinci would have loved this.

[suraci]

it may be the last grasping straw of the drowning market