12 points ilamont 2 days ago 7 comments
coldtea 2 days ago | parent
>China drafts lifetime ID codes for every robot it makes, not just humanoids
How's that different to serial numbers, which most devices have, everywhere?
klez 28 minutes ago | parent
That it's centralized, while serial numbers are not (you could easily have two manufacturers that use the same numbering scheme and find yourself with two different appliances from two different manufacturers with the same serial number).
This is more akin to VINs for vehicles. EDIT: and not even that is an accurate comparison.
sand500 13 minutes ago | parent
Just give everything it's own personal IPv6 address?
luz666 27 minutes ago | parent
Are drones also robots?
yanhangyhy 15 minutes ago | parent
Can they pay into a pension so that I'll have one when I get old?