Maybe you could use one of these to carry your purse dog around for you.
This looks really cool and Iām sure the tech can be used to do all kinds of interesting things, but Iām struggling to think of an actual use case for the product. From the marketing and price it seems to be directed towards consumersāis there anything this can do for me that a backpack canāt do? Still want one, anyway.
The clearest specifications I could find on their site is here: https://www.unitree.com/uploads/%E5%A4%A9%E7%8C%AB-%E8%8B%B1...
In the marketing material they say that the processing power compares favorably to a TX2, but it looks like their $8.5k model is using Nano and/or NX.
Wondering if this will fill the market segment that bought the Sony Aibo.
These things will be used by law enforcement. Deploying these and having remote cops surveil is cheaper than putting a cop on every corner.
The implications for a surveillance society are pretty intense though, but it can easily clean up tough neighborhoods where deterrents are necessary sadly.
I can also imagine pull over stops where the robot engages the passenger first, and is only equipped with a taser. You basically take the human out of the equation so there is no fear of getting shot by the officer or the passenger.
Thatās 1/27th of Spot Mini. And probably only user programmable until manufacturer says but not you. My spine is frozen, donāt even feel the chill anymore.
Put a four foot mast camera on it and I can see influencers eating it up.
I'm super interested in using this for my masters thesis. But their github docs are terse at best. I have no confidence that I'd be talented enough to figure out their api, and the mention of the broken website form further deters me. Too bad; I love the concept of quadrupeds for navigating stairs and other urban obstacles.
Interesting. If there is a market for these (over wheeled robots) then if the Unitree robot is in anyway capable compared with Boston dynamics thereās a good chance they will become the market leader in the same way that DJI āownsā the drone market.
$2.7K is cheap enough for enough consumers to purchase to give them the economies of scale, profit and R&D capital, that you canāt get with selling $70K industrial units.
They don't specify the actual load-carrying capacity, but I would consider that the critical detail determining the practical utility of this product. Relieving you of the weight of a water bottle is a fun tech demo, but if it could carry a modest backpack's worth of stuff you'd otherwise be lugging yourself, that would have some real benefits in certain contexts.
The owner looked so lonely while walking in the park with the robot dog. Isn't companionship a big reason to have a (bio) dog.
How will this perform in rain and snow? What about operating temperatures? No mention of carrying capacity limits on this article or Unitree's website. How well does it handle variable terrain (ie, hiking)?
I can't see myself buying a $2700 piece of tech that can only be used in ideal conditions. Seems like a novelty item at this point.
Has anyone been able to actually order one of these? The Captcha on the company's order form appears to be broken.
These would be great in large quantities for search and rescue of large areas, perhaps.
Nice. That's a reasonable price point for what's inside, and could get much cheaper with volume. Good robots have always suffered from a low-volume, high cost problem.
> Our company actually spent more manpower and money than software on the hardware level such as machinery.
I would like to know what was meant here -- software was the biggest cost?
This could be really cool to protect a garden or bird feeder.
Looks like one of the alien robot assassin dogs on BBC TV series War of the Worlds?
I wonder if someday when robot dogs are as affordable and intelligent as biological ones, will the market drop out for biologicals? All the selective breeding for hypoallergenic or good behavior is moot if it's programmable. Turn it to guard mode when you leave home, have a cuddle buddy when you're there.
Why are these not being marketed to do something useful.
I mean a $3,000 water bottle holder...
They background music makes it hard to know the noise it really makes.
That's an expensive way to carry your one bottle of shopping.
There is a Black Mirror about this:
Real Dog from your local shelter Looks Pretty Great, Costs Just $50
Although this is 1/200 the cost of the Willow Garage robot (RIP), you can look at the use cases and usefulness of the latter to understand the need more:
- the WG robot could fold laundry (after some programming), but it wasn't that useful
- the WG robot could fetch a beer from the fridge, more useful
- the WG robot could roll down the street and pick up a pizza, but it was a theft target (even an attractive nuisance)
I think Real Dolls have a much bigger market and utility than any robot, short of CP-30.
It looks like it can carry water. But I need it to be able to jog for over an hour!
Ah, another other model Aliengo up to 4.5 hours of battery life.
Very slick production video but the grammar / spelling errors instantly tank credibility.
Serious question - where is the disconnect with Chinese OEMs not being able to do basic spell / grammar checking?
Definitely an amazing tech given the tight budget but I struggle to see the appeal beyond pleasing my curious engineer mind. Any idea how such robot could be of any use for a ānormalā private citizen (beyond carrying my water bottle while running)?