TBF I'd rather pay a person to do it.

I started cutting my own hair decades ago, and tapering is probably the first and easiest thing I learned. Blending different lengths on longer hair is much more of a challenge IME. That and specialised styles I guess, which I never really bothered with.

Nothing

I never really bothered with tapers, and I prefer this kind of thing to be simple, reliable, longlasting and offline, which is diametrically opposed to the kind of tech you're describing.

For ethical reasons?

Another one that wants to scan my face...... You couldn't pay me to scan my face. You would have to force it like governments do. Go to a barber shop

... You know a haircut costs 1.5 cheeseburgers (ish) right? I'll take a human who isn't going to hallucinate and randomly remove my face thanks.

Also, I'm confident a person isn't going to randomly go psychotic and remove an ear.

Not your face, just where your hair is. I think for all intents and purposes you could wear a full facemask as long as it doesn't obstruct your hairline for this

It's not AI, it's 3d scanning that has been done since the 60s

I haven't had any remove my ear completely but I've definitely had my ear cut a bit by scissors or buzzers more times than I can count

As someone who has shaved their head and not paid a barber for 20 years, not a penny.

If no face scanning, and it was quick/convenient maybe £5 otherwise I'll stick to humans

Basically, yeah.
IMHO a hair style is art, I'd rather that stays in human hands.

If this machine was shearing sheep... then we're onto something.

Do you mean £5 per cut or £5 for the machine? Because I mean if it were a product available at a store and you could get a quick decent buzz whenever you want

time to pay more for haircuts then, not less

And now do the rest of the machine.

a what

The rest of the machine:

I'm probably just going to go back to shaving my head. I have no trouble growing hair, but can't really be bothered. My wife doesn't care either way which is probably the thing I most care about

I'm bald on top anyway I'm just going to keep shaving for free

just where your hair is

You wanna scan my nethers then? 👀

Per cut I pay about £15 atm

Hardly looks like an owl at all.

Doesn't line the back up though

I'll make sure to include a full body shave option for you

So if this machine were £75, you could breakeven after 7 uses

Well I do have that spare lawn mower

It's relatively simple compared to a Tesla Roadster, I would build in safety features like those table saws that stop when they hit fleshy bits, it can be long lasting if people are willing to pay enough to support those raw materials and r&d, I don't think it needs to be online

this line of thinking, while interesting, makes me doubt that you’ve ever cut hair or used a sawstop.

You know none of this is real right

Follow the white rabbit

In contrast to hair trimmers, cars have an extensive repair infrastructure, and the repair labor is relatively cheap compared to the buying price, which would not be true for a handheld device.

Also, fuck Tesla.

oh, it’s real.

it’s VERY real. my cat has assured me.

If it did a good reliable job, 200€-400€
I'd rather just go to the bathroom, put something on, and wait for a short while, and then have a good haircut. Going to a barber and planning etc is a lot more work

Rightt??? It's not about skipping the human interaction for me, it's just so much more convenient. Could throw on this helmet while brushing my teeth and get a fresh trim every morning.

For me its about skipping mostly transactional human interactions. Like most efficiency gains for me, I get more time with those I want to spend time with, and hobbies.

It is important to note that I am not a typical person in this regard, I spend a lot of time and effort to remove friction (save time) day to day.

Zero dollars.

Now if it could give me a perfect shave around my downstairs bits, then I'd be willing to shell out $200 or $300.

Yeah I'd probably pay a few hundred for it if it lasted well