It did literally nothing of any value in that video. I was thinking, "well, at least it'll be a toy that keeps the dog entertained", but no, all it did for the dog was turn on the TV.
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It did literally nothing of any value in that video. I was thinking, "well, at least it'll be a toy that keeps the dog entertained", but no, all it did for the dog was turn on the TV.
I love how the dog pulls the food onto the floor and then the Ballie summons a robotic vacuum to clean it up. Do these people own dogs? It's food. Our Bernese would have licked the floor clean before the vacuum cleaner even woke up from standby.
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GO FLAMES GO.
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But what does it actually do that isn't better accomplished by the current smart home voice stuff? I don't want it to try to predict when I want the TV on or what channel I want it changed to, or when I want my lights on or my blinds raised. It's already perfectly simple to say "Alexa, turn on the TV to {SHOW}", or "Alexa, turn on the bedside lamp", even if you're allergic to flipping switches.
__________________ "The great promise of the Internet was that more information would automatically yield better decisions. The great disappointment is that more information actually yields more possibilities to confirm what you already believed anyway." - Brian Eno
But what does it actually do that isn't better accomplished by the current smart home voice stuff? I don't want it to try to predict when I want the TV on or what channel I want it changed to, or when I want my lights on or my blinds raised. It's already perfectly simple to say "Alexa, turn on the TV to {SHOW}", or "Alexa, turn on the bedside lamp", even if you're allergic to flipping switches.
I could see it randomly opening the front door at 2am in the morning to let the dog out. Now you have a freezing house and a missing dog, also possibly an invitation to have your home burglarized.
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But what does it actually do that isn't better accomplished by the current smart home voice stuff? I don't want it to try to predict when I want the TV on or what channel I want it changed to, or when I want my lights on or my blinds raised. It's already perfectly simple to say "Alexa, turn on the TV to {SHOW}", or "Alexa, turn on the bedside lamp", even if you're allergic to flipping switches.
I feel like pretty much everything in Samsung's CES is destined to be incredibly niche and forward-looking, Ballie included. It's unlikely that the world is going to be taken by storm by what looks like a pair of bionic Depends or a motorized ball that constantly stalks you and beeps incomprehensibly like R2D2. But all that tech and all the lessons learned from engineering it will likely find its way over time into far more refined, less "WTAF is that" type of products.
"Standing an impressive 19-inches tall and built from metal alloy parts, Robosen Robotics’ fully-programmable Optimus Prime walks in robot form, drives in vehicle mode, and converts automatically on command."
He should expand this concept to also make full face shields for forwards and defensemen. It would eliminate the problems of visors fogging up and the problem of players not being able to see well enough through full cages.
It would greatly increase player safety, while still providing a full view of a players face which should make the marketing departments and player endorsement people happy.
And if it works to improve player safety, then you could eliminate incidental contact high sticking penalties and also allow goals where the tip comes from above the crossbar, as those would no longer be dangerous plays. Obviously you would still need a penalty for a player taking a swing at another player's head with his stick or crosschecking them in the face, but situations like that almost never happen. Most high sticking penalties are more accident than intentional.
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He should expand this concept to also make full face shields for forwards and defensemen. It would eliminate the problems of visors fogging up and the problem of players not being able to see well enough through full cages.
It would greatly increase player safety, while still providing a full view of a players face which should make the marketing departments and player endorsement people happy.
And if it works to improve player safety, then you could eliminate incidental contact high sticking penalties and also allow goals where the tip comes from above the crossbar, as those would no longer be dangerous plays. Obviously you would still need a penalty for a player taking a swing at another player's head with his stick or crosschecking them in the face, but situations like that almost never happen. Most high sticking penalties are more accident than intentional.
Am I the only one who sees razor thin (sharp) wire here? Would we be introducing further unintended injury risk?
