[janalsncm]

The video is pretty unsettling, kind of showing how strong robots can be compared with humans. (We already knew this, but it’s good to remember.)

Reminds me a bit of the chess robot that broke a child’s finger: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/24/chess-robot-gr...

What annoyed me at the time was them describing the child as having broken some “rule” about waiting for the robot or something.

We should reject this framing. Robots need to be safe and reliable if we’re going to invite them into our homes.

[Gracana]

In an industrial setting, these robots would be placed behind interlocked barriers and you wouldn't be able to approach them unless they were de-energized. Collaborative robotics (where humans work in close proximity to unguarded robots) is becoming more common, but those robots are weak / not built with the power to carry their 50kg selves around, and they have other industry-accepted safeguards in place, like sensors to halt their motion if they crash into something.

[scratchyone]

That article is absurd, describing the robot as being completely safe while blaming the kid saying "children need to be warned".

[stubish]

Nearly 20 years ago, arm-wrestling arcade machines needed to be recalled because it turns out people are strong enough to break their own arms (mainly male youths). https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna20376173