Leave It to Manus(manus.im)
51 pointsby doener6 months ago9 comments
  • stfp6 months ago
    Feedback: change the name

    The current name will prevent this product/company from ever making it to the mainstream, or at least make it way less likely.

    A great name can truly make a huge difference. An OK name that sticks is a necessity. A name that is mostly “anus” is actively bad.

    • t_mann6 months ago
      To the OP, I say forget this advice. There's a headhunting company called Monster, arguably the worst possible name, especially for that business. Last time I checked they were doing fine. The truly worst thing is not being talked about.

      Manus means hand in Latin, not a bad name at all for a tool that lends you a hand. Some people will recognize this, others not. They'll be fine, or if not, it won't be for that reason.

    • gmuslera6 months ago
      It brings bad analogies with body parts. So, let’s change the name schema to gods, mythology or something on the sky. Maybe Uranus could be a better alternative.
    • brainless6 months ago
      I really thought this name was from the common word for "human" in many languages across India. Slightly different pronunciations in some languages but I think many Indians would relate to the word as a derivative of "human".
    • henry_viii6 months ago
      ChatGPT's logo looks like an anus yet they're doing just fine.
    • ErikBjare6 months ago
      I imagined it was short for "manuscript", as "manus" is the Swedish word for it. I also have a friend named Manu, who I imagine is hoping her name doesn't get Alexa'd.
      • PurelyApplied6 months ago
        The etymology of "manuscript" is from Latin "manu" by hand "script" (scriptus) written.
    • adultSwim6 months ago
      Seems OK to me, not great. I would have never made the connection to anus without you mentioning it, possibly due to the differing pronunciation.
    • linsomniac6 months ago
      Laughing because I came here and this is the top comment. My coworker asked if I heard about it over the weekend, so I came to HN to search. "How do you spell it, m-a-n-t-i-s?" "No, like anus with an M in front."
    • 6 months ago
      undefined
    • brookst6 months ago
      Mananus?
    • xnx6 months ago
      Womanus? Ladus?
    • anthropodie6 months ago
      Manus = माणुस in Marathi which means Man
  • esafak6 months ago
    Someone already made a clone with 15K stars: https://github.com/mannaandpoem/OpenManus
  • pcwelder6 months ago
    - Browser control tools

    - Shell control tools

    - File edits tools

    - Task management workflow/tools

    - Memory management workflow/tools

    - Subtasks handoff to other agents

    Anything major missing raw capability wise?

    • ttctciyf6 months ago
      Maybe something to stop it succeeding at requests like "hack into some power stations and blackout city X" ?
  • doener6 months ago
    What makes Manus so special is the combination of many agents with different abilities, controlled by a central interface. At the moment, due to the limited access, it is difficult to assess whether Manus has primarily put together an impressive combination of existing AI agents or whether there is more to it than that.
  • thuanao6 months ago
    What is the value add here over existing frameworks for multi-agent workflows?
    • andai6 months ago
      Back in the day, AutoGPT was trying to do the same thing. I wonder what became of it.
      • ErikBjare6 months ago
        I've been building the same thing since 2023. It works really well, and was most recently pretty much cloned by Claude Code: https://github.com/ErikBjare/gptme
        • knowaveragejoe6 months ago
          How do you figure claude code pretty much cloned this as opposed to aider or other CLI-based tools with similar features? Anything in particular?
  • upmostly6 months ago
    Agree about changing the name. Manus is the joke name of child in a British TV comedy called Amandaland. It's more of a joke name than anything.
    • kgeist6 months ago
      Manus means 'hand' in Latin. I thought that was the idea. Their logo is a picture of a hand, too. English "manuscript" comes from it.
  • khald6 months ago
    Circo lavro holanda
  • bakibab6 months ago
    Manus means Human in Marathi language.
    • stfp6 months ago
      And ~hands in latin

      But that doesn’t matter if your goal is to become a global brand

  • khald6 months ago
    Circa lavoro holanda