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For what it's worth, my debugging made me install the latest docker version. So the outage is good for something ;-)


Great idea and would love to see this gets deployed and paired with an actual products. Seems guardrails are in place and working so hope funding materializes.


If there would have been better policing of digital currency by its users against criminal actors, perhaps digital assets would be spared the attention and now regulation. Sadly, increasing adoption and privacy guarantees lure criminals same as legitimate users.


The US is being run by a convicted felon and is in the process of converting to a totalitarian state.

Any upcoming changes to privacy regulations are going to be to further that goal, not to crack down on crime.


I have already moved most MVP to single file apps. This gives my intuition much more tools. Thanks for building this!


I find that is the perspective of the majority. My fiancé is violently opposed due to safety concerns for kids, dogs and cats. Hence why I wanted to get a few views outside my echo chamber. Thank you for that!

Which tasks outside the home could you imagine, if any?


That is more rough than I wanted it to be. Essentially we consider home cleaning the most complex activity and would charge more for that, the robot would be used more, has a higher probability to get mechanical or electrical issues or confused in someway and require a remote or even onsite assist by a technician.

The reason the individual activities are distributed is that we like to see which set of actives appeal more to potential customers. That’s actually a measurement for us but we likely make that an interactive selection in the next iteration. It completely get why you find it a bit confusing.

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback.


Yeah, makes logical since from a risk management perspective. Consumers aren’t logical though and this is a major reason for me to ignore/dismiss your offering. Also the prices are kind of absurd IMO. I pay my gardener $40 per session and housekeeping is $120 per. I could see some initial premium for tech enthusiasts, but this is significantly more expensive then status quo.

I’d recommend you just come up with an average price that covers your expected risks and then track activities performed if you want that data. Adjust your single price to risk adjust on actual data when you have the data.

In any case, good luck it’s an interesting concept


Thank you. Yes, we will definitely rework pricing. That’s great feedback.


Thank you. Could you clarify if that perspective relates to home cleaning and gardening activities or do you also question the capability to perform for entertainment and security?


I'm not sure what specifically entertainment and security mean, so I can't, really. I mean, I also have a camera that alerts me when there's motion in the backyard, so I guess I have two robots? But I would certainly not want an ED-209 situation on my hands.


Think a dancing robot at a party. Waiting services for your guests, or just someone to do home simulations or building surveillance, perhaps a bodyguard (assuming operations in public spaces would be permissible).


I appreciate the consideration. Thank you.

For a home cleaning dusting, cooking and tidying up were actually tasks I believe should be possible. I am in conversations with vendors to see task performance for this. That said, I am optimistic but sceptical. I take away that the actual task performance would better be demonstrated and will take videos to evidence to customers.

There are several security and entertainment tasks that I believe are more agreeable to be performed, would you not agree?

I am surprised there are no concerns about security/safety, is that not an aspect that would be of importance?


Of course, security/safety would be a problem, too, but it's usually decided after the primary decision of "do I even want this".


Thank you. That’s very comprehensive feedback. I can relate to many of what you say. I understand that unitree does come with a version that has an SDK, so using that might be permissible in T&S. The pricing I could imagine change.

My most valuable takeaway is that there isn’t strong conviction that these can do the tasks required. Leaving essentially just entertainment..


I like the idea. We are having our first baby soon and this gives interesting stories.

I wish I could send a full narrative somehow.


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