Watch Out, Blue Collar Workers

[Xaroxantu Zero]

This thing is going to take over your job. xD

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http://www.geekologie.com/2007/06/22/hrb-3-robot-00.jpg


The HRP-3 Promet Mk-II is a robot designed to take over blue-collar jobs. It stands 5' 3", weighs 150 pounds, and is part of a 5-year joint effort by Kawada Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) to develop a humanoid robot with sufficient skills to enter the workforce. Pink Tentacle writes:

" tough enough to trudge through heavy rains, carry out disaster relief operations and work in environments hazardous to humans, demonstrated its skills at a June 21 press conference at Kawada Industries headquarters in Tochigi prefecture. In addition to flaunting its ability to walk on slippery surfaces, the robot showed off its electric screwdriver wielding talents by taking the opportunity to tighten up some loose screws."

I don't see this thing actually replacing any employees considering it costs $3.3 million. Maybe I'm just out of touch with society, but that seems slightly higher than the average blue-collar worker's salary. [i]Slightly.
Source (http://www.geekologie.com/2007/06/hrp3_promet_mkii_bluecollar_ro.php)

[djayz]

thats some crazy shit right there. :eek: :eek:

[Ogpogo]

Originally posted by Xaroxantu Zero


http://www.geekologie.com/2007/06/22/hrb-3-robot-00.jpg


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Anyone else find that scary? (say if the drill was a laser pistol, lol)

[Euro_Trash]

He would get fired for being too slow and dropping the drill

[SilverGS]

I was waiting for it to transform into a car

[sneek]

it would be fired for walking so dam slow!

[stevo 27]

meh im not worried wayyyyy to fuckin slow
3.3million um yea right

[Hakkola]

"Taking the opportunity to tighten up some loose screws"

Can it actually put screws in, or can it only tighten loose ones?

Cool idea, but not useful, yet.

[QuasarCav]

Originally posted by Ogpogo


Anyone else find that scary? (say if the drill was a laser pistol, lol)


I'm actually concerned.

[Weapon_R]

Originally posted by stevo 27
meh im not worried wayyyyy to fuckin slow
3.3million um yea right

Im pretty sure that it can do more in 24 hrs than the standard construction worker can in 8 :D

[car]

i dont see the point of it tightening screws. we already have robots that can bolt things hundreds of times faster than humans, this bot should be doing something that strictly demands a humanoid body

in conclusion, blue collar worker replies:
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:D

[stevo 27]

Originally posted by Weapon_R


Im pretty sure that it can do more in 24 hrs than the standard construction worker can in 8 :D
i dunno that thing took 2 minutes to pick up a drill and it dropped
even if it could actully do more
how long does it take the average construction worker to make
3.3million

a crew of 5 robots would cost $16 500 000

sure one on one the robot would eventully do more because it
doesnt need food sleep blah blah
but take that 3.3 mill and hire a crew of 50
for a year and make way more profit from the work done of the crew of 50. 50 compitant guys can do alot more than one slow ass robot
:D
each construction worker being paid ($66000)

[street]

its a wast of 3.3 million
but when they put another 3 million into it, it might be faster
but still:thumbsdow :thumbsdow :thumbsdow

[v2kai]

its all a cover up! they are designing them for use as future weapons!:eek:




sweeeeeeeeeeeeet. its about time :clap:

[old&slow]

lol ...ain't no star wars shit here!

[syeve]

http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/images/i-robot02.jpg

[Xtrema]

Japanese are into robot because they want better sex dolls. :D

[jdm_eg6]

so if they employed this bad boy.. screws wouldnt be torqued down propperly, wrenches would be all over the place and putting two bolts in would take 5 min? haha

[DepTrotter]

it was funny when it fell down the stairs, i dont see it getting up now is it

BITCH

[barney]

Uh-oh! Cylons V1.0

[atomic]

what the fuck did those japenese do to kraftwerk? argh

that's a real waste of time to assume humans will be replaced with walking robots LOL . neat for research of technologies that will be put into devices and products with a greater return . research like that gets chopped and split to make existing technologies better .

lol @ walking robots . u guys watch too much science fiction . :P

it's simple . the ammount of energy over time spent on those devices is astronomically greater then paying a korean .

[ringmaster]

that is one lanky robot

[ninspeed]

sad thing is, he is probally fast than some of the kids coming into the work force as of late