Member features · 2026-09-23
If robot instruction videos could be sold, what would happen to skilled work?
The image depicts an imagined future.
The starting point
In an August 2026 technical article, Skild AI introduced S1, a robot model that uses a video example to perform unfamiliar tasks. This does not mean every robot can perform any job.
Skild AI: Introducing S1 · 2026-08
From here, we explore a possible future
What if years of practical experience could help a robot in another town? A workshop might sell a way of making something as well as the finished object. That could create opportunities for small local businesses.
Inside this feature
- Sell the method as well as the object
- Reliability could matter more than views
- Retirement need not end the sharing of skills
- More small orders could stay local
- Could a purchased skill move to another robot?
- Choose the day's work in the morning
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