personality first, usefulness later is close to what UBTech is testing here. its U1 companion humanoid took 13,361 orders at ¥119,800 (~$17k), but on refundable ¥3,000 deposits, and only 1,500–2,000 are expected to ship this year. is Tuesday taking deposits too?
Interesting detail! UBTech also has some non-companion humanoids, right?
Tuesday is taking deposits ($200) for the robot which will eventually be $20,000 and which is planned to ship in 2028: https://tuesdaylabs.com/reserve.
It's unclear how many pre-orders the company has had. (If it numbers its robots sequentially, someone could pre-order and see what number they get.)
yes, the walker s line is their main humanoid business. industrial robots for car factories and logistics, trialed with automakers like byd and zeekr and with foxconn. the u1 companion is more of a new consumer bet on top of that. and the sequential number trick is clever, someone should try it 😄
Disagree. Machines should not be imbued with human characteristics like personality. Doing so risks porting human shortcomings into machines, making them just a copy of the model person used as the template that becomes a person residing behind a metallic front.
personality first, usefulness later is close to what UBTech is testing here. its U1 companion humanoid took 13,361 orders at ¥119,800 (~$17k), but on refundable ¥3,000 deposits, and only 1,500–2,000 are expected to ship this year. is Tuesday taking deposits too?
Interesting detail! UBTech also has some non-companion humanoids, right?
Tuesday is taking deposits ($200) for the robot which will eventually be $20,000 and which is planned to ship in 2028: https://tuesdaylabs.com/reserve.
It's unclear how many pre-orders the company has had. (If it numbers its robots sequentially, someone could pre-order and see what number they get.)
yes, the walker s line is their main humanoid business. industrial robots for car factories and logistics, trialed with automakers like byd and zeekr and with foxconn. the u1 companion is more of a new consumer bet on top of that. and the sequential number trick is clever, someone should try it 😄
Disagree. Machines should not be imbued with human characteristics like personality. Doing so risks porting human shortcomings into machines, making them just a copy of the model person used as the template that becomes a person residing behind a metallic front.