Quadruped robots in China are increasingly used for hazardous tasks
Quadruped robots in China are increasingly used for hazardous tasks
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Quadruped robots in China are increasingly used for hazardous tasks
14 comments
14 comments
Better than some guys foot rotting off due to direct contact with sewer sludge
They don't have feelings, they're machines
And even if these robots were in any form "conscious" it would be on the level of an insect, probably a lot lower.
Workplace injuries and work related disability will plummet if we can replace laborious work with robots.
If we had the ability to make a robot that had opinions about what work it did, we'd also have the ability to make it love that work beyond anything else.
I don't think that actually follows. We'd certainly be in a position to practice and refine the process, but not necessarily guarantee that it's working until we give the (apologies for the Harry Potter reference, but I think it apt) Robot House Elf a pistol and turn around. Also, ethics.
Luckily the simple solution is to just not make a sapient slave race, robotic or otherwise. Sapience isn't necessary for an autonomous tool.
Now that I think about it, robots shouldn't resemble humans or animals, as they'd certainly be anthromorphized otherwise