Tales of True Adventure for Rugged Men Not Unlike Yourself
Inspired by a great 1990 New Yorker article.
“We come now to the Acme Spring-Powered Shoes. The remains of a pair of these purchased by Mr. Coyote on June 23rd are Plaintiff’s Exhibit D. Selected fragments have been shipped to the metallurgical laboratories of the University of California at Santa Barbara for analysis, but to date no explanation has been found for this product’s sudden and extreme malfunction.”
From Ars Technica …
The robotics startup Figure AI has been livestreaming humanoid robots placing thousands of packages onto a conveyor belt for nearly a week—a spectacle that included a robot competing against a human intern at one point.
The promotional robot demo has become a viral sensation among tech enthusiasts, spurring YouTube commenters to name the robots and the company to rapidly roll out related robot merchandise in response. Users on X have described the livestream in glowing terms, such as “the greatest product demo since Steve Jobs’ ‘one more thing.’” But despite such sentiments, it’s worth bearing in mind that even the most impressive robot demos represent narrow windows for understanding real-world robot capabilities.
Truly, we are living in the future. Oh! And don’t forget to pick up some merch!
Rod wants you to look at his ass, and who am I to deny him?
Out on 4/20, of course!
And also …
Mesmerizing.
I guarantee it.
I’m excited about this one. It’s fun living through this new pinball golden age.