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thecopylast Wednesday at 10:46 AM1 replyview on HN

Im sorry, but this is just too much. This is an industrial product. Decisions will not be made based on emotions from a demo at CES.


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krisoftlast Wednesday at 2:50 PM

> Decisions will not be made based on emotions from a demo at CES.

Sure. It is not a mistake with grave consequences. Something can be a mistake and not matter much in the long run. Like the CEO could have went on stage wearing mismatched shoes, or wearing a red clown nose. It wouldn't ruin everything. Wouldn't bankrupt them. If the robots are good they will be still sold. But it would just undermine the message a little bit. For no good reason whatsoever.

The fundamental questions will be: Do the robots work? Are they cheaper than the equivalent labour from humans? (including all costs on both sides of the comparison.) Nothing else matters in the long run. They could have just never went to CES and it would be all the same.

> Im sorry, but this is just too much.

ok :) if you say so. But then tell me. What did the stage presence of the second robot add to the show?