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Chinese Agibot decided to find out whether human-like machines are ready to work in trade. Six of these devices worked in a Shanghai store open around the clock. Over the course of the inspection was observed live, writes NDTV.

During this time, the machines performed 1,730 operations. On account of 683 greetings of customers, 369 found and brought goods, 147 servings of brewed coffee and 126 hot dishes. In addition, they checked the shelves, replenished supplies and removed from the tables.

The test took place at different hours, including lunchtime, evening, night and morning. The organizers wanted to understand whether the robots would withstand different loads, not just greenhouse conditions.

Four cars did well, two failed. The janitor came across a crowded urn, lost the route, left the store and failed to return. The second robot, responsible for checking and replenishing shelves, was not independent enough and lagged behind the pace of sales.

The test showed that the machines are still difficult to perform even the usual actions in a changing environment. Not only do they need software, but they also need reliable management of physical devices and quick response to surprises. A similar problem arose at the American startup Dimensional. The company hired people to drive robo-dogs through the streets of San Francisco. So developers want to teach machines to navigate in the city.

Dimensional founder Stash Pomichter admitted that artificial intelligence systems are still poorly managing equipment. The company bought 100 robot dogs and 50 humanoid robots from manufacturers in China, Germany and the United States. The $2,000 robot dogs spotted on the streets of San Francisco were made by China’s Unitree. While such machines can help people, but not always able to work independently. To replace a person, they have to learn to cope with unforeseen situations and confidently act in a real environment.

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