https://skalade.github.io/tags/eldritch/Recent content in Eldritch on Baltic VectorsHugo -- 0.152.2en-usSun, 22 Mar 2026 22:30:00 -0600https://skalade.github.io/posts/embrace_the_freaks/Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:30:00 -0600https://skalade.github.io/posts/embrace_the_freaks/<p>In this post I talk about a few papers about non-standard robot embodiments I found a delight to learn about. If you&rsquo;re a little fatigued by the current humanoid hype cycle like me and want a brief distraction then this is a read for you.</p> <h2 id="why-the-fatigue">Why the fatigue?</h2> <p>There is a LOT of hype. So many startups that you can&rsquo;t even <a href="https://x.com/Robo_Tuo/status/1991882471156457894">comfortably fit all the companies on a map for China</a>. Bank of America <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnkoetsier/2025/04/30/humanoid-robot-mass-adoption-will-start-in-2028-says-bank-of-america/">forecasts 3 billion</a> clankers by 2060. We&rsquo;re talking predictions of smartphone level of adoption.</p>