My Dad is the 1st founder I knew. He invented the fully automated fortune cookie machine in the '80s.
His trademark was a smile on the fortune. He's not a billionaire but he brought smiles to millions.
My Dad built this in the 1980s and took one step further: folded a pancake half-baked and inserted a piece of paper. That image of a fully automated fortune cookie seared in my brain when it comes to this topic
Travis Kalanick on how specialized robots beat humanoids:
"There's no way you buy a robot for tens of thousands of dollars to just fold clothes. So now you need a machine that can do many different types of things in the home. The best form factor is a humanoid for this thing."
Great summary here.
I’d also add that user trust makes this happen. These are the same folks who have been in business for decades, acquired a singular tech team, open source their algorithm, ground the models in objective truth which is impossible to achieve but a possible
Grok @bot has made a few simple yet powerful technical decisions that I believe make it easy and enjoyable to use.
1. The best UI is none at all. The product interface is dramatically simpler than alternatives without sacrificing functionality. How is this possible? It's one of