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Nearly 2 years ago I bet a roboticist $10 that we’d have “sci-fi” robots in 2 years.

Now, we didn’t set good criteria for the bet (it was late at night). However, my personal criteria for “scifi” are twofold: 1. Robots that are able to make peanut butter sandwiches without explicit training 2. Robots able to walk on sand (eg Tatooine)

Based on your current understanding, who won the bet? Also, what kind of physical benchmarks do you associate with “sci-fi robots”?



Coincidentally just saw robots walking on sand today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRVR0E7AN0A


You did not win the bet :)




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