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Chinese State Grid starts using humanoid robots to man power distribution stations

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Surely it'd be cheaper to just replace the control interface with a computerized one than to install a robot to push the buttons.
- I imagine the goal here was to find a simple tasks to test how well the robots can handle it.
  
  Is it important for humanoid robots to be able to push buttons? That seems like a redundant task imo
I know it's impressive and all but I still get the heebee jeebees from a humanoid robot.

I want the robot uprising to look like HAL, not Terminator.
- We're getting all the sci-fi futures at once it turns out. :)
Remote hands
- looks like it’s autonomous according to this article https://english.news.cn/20241230/baf0adafa56949fd9ab15c57f57a2694/c.html
Is it an official Chinese policy to pursue automation as a means of dealing with population decline or is it just the obvious solution?
- That's a part of it, but generally increasing automation and productivity through advanced industrialization is China's strategy for the long term. The more they can get out of each hour of human labor, the better a position China will be in to direct that productivity into solving social issues. This is the "correct" choice, but isn't always the most profitable, so many Capitalist countries are lagging behind on that front.
  
  Well in capitalist countries there's also the problem of distribution of the value created by automation that displaces workers. So workers have the incentive to not automate since they're often left out of the value the automation produces.
- I would be glad if every country could pursue automation on pretty much one of the most dangerous jobs to date.
  
  A mistake or accident while working in electricity means there a noticeable chance of a wild arc appearing right in front ready to obliterate you (or at least cook you). I'm fine with a robot taking those risks.
  
  But yeah, let's just assume right away this is because China hates its people, so let's replace everyone with expensive robots. /s
  
  I didn't assume that. While that's one interpretation of my comment, there are others.
- This is a pretty convoluted way to achieve automation in a substation panel ..
- the former

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