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xhosos t1_j50rqzh wrote
Reply to comment by seamustheseagull in Watch Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid work at a 'construction site' - The Robot Report by Gari_305
You could be right but it will require architects to get much better. Presently, they tend to load up a drawing set with a bunch of standard details that nobody looks at (that maybe a robot could perform) but when some unusual detail is required, they say “determine in the field.” That’s where the experienced craftsman comes in who can account for things like actual material dimensions, elements not plumb, angles not true, errors by other trades, etc. This is especially true when working in an existing building. Either the architect will have to take all of that into consideration during design (they don’t now), or the robot will have to do it. That’s a long way off.
Credentials- 10 years as construction manager for a contractor, 15 years at an architectural and engineering firm, 15 years as an owner’s representative.
xhosos t1_j5070pj wrote
Reply to comment by seamustheseagull in Watch Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid work at a 'construction site' - The Robot Report by Gari_305
But how will we train carpenters if a robot is doing all the grunt work? And if someone thinks an architect can instruct a robot how to build, then they don’t anything about either architects or carpenters.
xhosos t1_jcfcrk5 wrote
Reply to TIL: Black Herons turn their wings into an umbrella to “canopy feed”. The umbrella provides shade, which draws fish to the surface where they can be seen and caught more easily. by Geek_Nan
Also, this strategy conceals the bird’s silhouette.