TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agoHow many active robots do you think exist today on this planet by your best estimate ?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down12
arrow-up115arrow-down1message-squareHow many active robots do you think exist today on this planet by your best estimate ?TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareZwuzelmaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 days agoAccording to which definition of ‘robot’?
minus-squareTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 days agoPlayer’s choice. That idea is eschewed for hopes of an finding a community first estimate. Then either parring or adding from there. I’m not convinced that there might not be more robots now than humans.
minus-square👍Maximum Derek👍@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days agoIf its dealers choice there are almost certainly more robots than humans. Every washing machine, dishwasher, automatic garage door opener, and grill with an automatic rotisserie could be considered a robot, as they automate labor.
minus-squareGumus@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·20 hours agoThe definition I go by: A robot is any machine that can manipulate or interact with the physical world. A stricter definition could include “senses” and “decisions”, but it doesn’t need to be AI. It doesn’t even need to be electronic at all. There are definitely more robots than humans.
minus-squareTheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoyeah i think so, too. i think that automation should count.
According to which definition of ‘robot’?
Player’s choice. That idea is eschewed for hopes of an finding a community first estimate. Then either parring or adding from there.
I’m not convinced that there might not be more robots now than humans.
If its dealers choice there are almost certainly more robots than humans. Every washing machine, dishwasher, automatic garage door opener, and grill with an automatic rotisserie could be considered a robot, as they automate labor.
The definition I go by:
A robot is any machine that can manipulate or interact with the physical world.
A stricter definition could include “senses” and “decisions”, but it doesn’t need to be AI. It doesn’t even need to be electronic at all.
There are definitely more robots than humans.
yeah i think so, too. i think that automation should count.