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User questions compute source for package-sorting humanoid robots

A user on Mastodon is inquiring about the computational requirements for recent humanoid robots seen sorting packages. They are curious whether the robots' intelligence and operational capabilities are self-contained or rely on external cloud services, drawing a comparison to simpler industrial robots that use Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and operate solely on local power. AI

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User questions compute source for package-sorting humanoid robots

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    qq about the recent robot sorting packages movie: does anyone know about the compute there? Normal robots come with PLC, so it can operate with just power. But

    qq about the recent robot sorting packages movie: does anyone know about the compute there? Normal robots come with PLC, so it can operate with just power. But they are much less complex. Is the computing part of those humanoid robots, or is it en extra "cloud" feature which can …