HACKER Q&A
📣 Desafinado

Is Meta really building humanoid robots?


This is a sure sign that the company either has no idea what it's doing, or has run out of ideas and it's only viable product is a monopoly on people's contact list.

Seriously. Humanoid robots? Thoughts?


  👤 aurareturn Accepted Answer ✓
I think most American companies building humanoid robots are doomed to fail. Chinese companies with vastly bigger and better manufacturing will be able to make something 95% as good for 1/3rd the price. That leaves very little room for an American company to be successful. I'm guessing only a company like Apple with a strong culture of mass producing top quality hardware will be successful.

This is why I'm not bullish on Tesla humanoid robots. They might be successful for 1-2 years, then get pummeled by Chinese products and require saving from government tariffs.


👤 jarsin
They couldn't even build VR avatars with legs. I wouldn't worry about it.

👤 ChrisArchitect