ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES1d ago

Am I turning into a cranky old man or is this some creepy ass shit?

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/melania-trump-robot-humanoid-robot-white-house-video-rcna265192

" #MelaniaTrump walks side by side with humanoid #robot at #WhiteHouse summit

...pitched a vision of the future in which robots serve as educators who teach students about philosophy and art

...focused on #AI and #education, the first lady spoke to 45 female world leaders about the potential benefits of the #technology in the lives of young people, including through AI humanoid educators"

🤮🤮🤮

Soul Forgotten17h ago
Show threadDavid Mankins

@benroyce

You’ll note that she stays pretty far away from the robot. This is a safety measure, because if the robot starts to fall, it may start flailing its arms around to regain its balance.

Robotics pioneer Rod Brooks has a number of things to say about humanoid robots:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/business/rodney-brooks-robots-roomba.html

better, his blog:

https://rodneybrooks.com/why-todays-humanoids-wont-learn-dexterity/

Rodney Brooks, the Godfather of Modern Robotics, Says the Field Has Lost Its Way

Rodney Brooks, famous for the Roomba, argues the humanoid robot craze in Silicon Valley is doomed to fail.

The New York Times
Mar 26 at 2:14pmWeb
Show threadStuartB19h ago
@lain_7 @benroyce She still got closer to it than she does to her husband!