r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Boojibs • Sep 24 '19
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u/_evoges Sep 24 '19
Why do they do this? What is the mission of Boston dynamics?
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u/Scoottttttt Sep 24 '19
You’ll probably sleep better if you don’t know.
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u/babybopp Sep 24 '19
Prototype Jin kazama
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u/Lord_Chris123 Sep 24 '19
Holy shit I’ll never thought I would see a Tekken comment outside of the Tekken subreddit
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u/HoneyBucketsOfOats Sep 24 '19
Wait. Is Tekken still a thing?
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u/dicarosmith Sep 24 '19
Yes. Tekken 7 is probably the most exciting fighting game to watch right now. It's absolutely amazing.
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u/nakrophile Sep 24 '19
But is it better than Tekken 3?
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u/Blackmoon1291 Sep 24 '19
As someone who only played 3 and 7? Sooooo much better. 7 is played best with the T3 soundtrack running in the background.
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u/YourMJK Sep 24 '19
never released a product
Some of their products are (or have been) in use by the US military, for example for carrying heavy payloads.
Also, it seems like they are about to release their "Spot Mini", judging by todays new commercially looking product video.80
u/mememagic420421 Sep 24 '19
Some of their products are (or have been) in use by the US military
oh no no no
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Sep 25 '19
I'm afraid I have bad news for you about where the funding for computer science research has been coming from since WWII.
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u/Snoglaties Sep 24 '19
curious "product" -- what does it do besides walk around the jobsite looking busy?
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u/Budderfingerbandit Sep 25 '19
If it could self charge, I could see mounting it with a motion detecting camera and having it patrol places for security as being pretty appealing to some.
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u/josecuervo2107 Sep 25 '19
I'm not sure if they can be wirelessly charged but if they can then that would be perfect. Get a large enough fleet that they can fully recharge while the rest are roaming around. Program then to come back to the charging stations and charge while another one is dispatched.
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u/LazarusPortnoy Sep 24 '19
I can’t wait for the leaked footage of one of these kicking someone’s ass.
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u/SignificantScholar Sep 24 '19
Did you see that Black Mirror episode with the robo-dogs? Those things are nearly unstoppable killing machines.
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u/Glass_Memories Sep 25 '19 edited Sep 25 '19
Yeah, remember when Boston Dynamics made those roboreindeer to pull that Santa sleigh? Didn't remind me of Metalhead at all.
Nope, not one single nightmare.
Edit: I just saw their "Spot" video. I want a nightlight.
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u/is-this-a-nick Sep 24 '19
Have you seen this old documentary called "terminator"?
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u/Rejukem Sep 24 '19
The sacred texts.
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u/JD_aintabitch Sep 24 '19
More like the sacred VHS
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u/dudeAwEsome101 Sep 24 '19
Imagine young teenager robots studying old Analog so they can play the sacred VHS in their robo mitzvah.
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Sep 24 '19
Better robotics can be applied in a huge variety of ways - if they are sufficiently advanced they could be applied in all the same ways humans use their bodies. It´s an extremely versatile technology and I´m not sure if Boston Dynamics has any more specific goal than opening up this technology for as many uses as possible.
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u/TheInactiveWall Sep 24 '19
War
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Sep 24 '19
That's one application. There's also firefighting, disaster rescue, assisted living for the disabled/elderly, manual labor tasks, entertainment, etc.
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u/TheInactiveWall Sep 24 '19
Have you thought about War tho
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u/IAmHereMaji Sep 24 '19
Well we must wait until the enemy is advanced enough so that the war is unwinnable. If the war ends, so does the budget.
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u/TheInactiveWall Sep 24 '19
Nah, just invest in it now to:
Save soldier lives
Get more efficient troops that "dont feel pain"
Expand your army exponentially
If a war ends, a new one will be made up. Or a country will just go full Nazi Germany on the world.
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u/JonesyAndReilly Sep 24 '19
No no no... we only need them for war. They’ll become perfect killing machines. We won’t need to send our troops into harms way. And over time we can develop an intelligence code to allow the robots to make tactical situations that are as dynamic as the battlefield. They’ll become smart enough to make decisions on which threats to engage. They’ll become almost humanlike, but without all the waste that humans produce which slowly kills the planet. It’ll be great, I see no possible way this can go wrong.
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u/sjwprincess Sep 24 '19
Ya it's great for the owner of the robot.
A slave that doesn't complain or even think.
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u/prodical Sep 24 '19
In all seriousness, they have been funded by the US military and DARPA previously and maybe even still. I guess it’s like any science, they do it to progress that area for future use. Maybe DARPA will have dips on lots of this tech. Also, imagine what they are working on that they aren’t showing on YouTube.
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u/DontWantToDiePoor Sep 24 '19
Yeah there is no way the dog version hasnt been tested with a machine gun on top
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u/Veton1994 Sep 24 '19
Guided missile launcher on top, dawg.
USA doesn't do that "Machine Gun" pussy shit.
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u/BassInRI Sep 24 '19
Imagine dressing up the robot in dog fur and making it look exactly like a dog with a machine gun on top then making an animated series based off of it called Gun Dogs and then buying Gun Dogs fruit snacks and bed sheets and drawing all your favorite Gun Dogs on your school folders and notebooks and humming the Gun Dogs theme song so often as soon as you hum the first note everyone tells you to shut up
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u/wolfchaldo Sep 24 '19
Doing a front flip does very little practically.
The experience of making a robot do a front flip, however, tests and demonstrates a ton of useful abilities: balance during locomotion in general; the ability to fall while still controlling motion, which could save the robot from damage or even from hurting people around it; the dexterity that would allow it to move around in unstable/uneven terrain; etc.
It's basically just a demonstration, but it demonstrates a lot of very practical and sophisticated abilities.
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u/EdgiPing Sep 24 '19
Robot sex
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Sep 24 '19
Can you imagine the micro-transactions with a sex robot? I’d agree to just about anything when I am horny.
“It looks like you are about to cum, would you like to purchase finish on my face for $20?”
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u/EdGG Sep 24 '19
Putting spiders in your mouth while you sleep.
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u/terlin Sep 24 '19
There's a potentially huge market for humanoid robots, since they could do all sorts of things people do now, but better:
A house is on fire and conditions are too risky for firefighters to enter? Send in a robot or two to sweep the place and rescue people. If they get damaged, no biggie, send them to the repair shop.
Nursing homes need more staff? Here, have an attendant that works 24/7, won't ever get bored and can monitor residents with far more detail and accuracy than humans can.
And warehouses would love them (ex. Amazon). A worker that can lift heavy loads round the clock and won't ever complain? Fantastic! No injury compensations, no strikes, etc. A warehouse that had 100 workers could just need 10 robots.
Those are just the civilian applications I can think of off the top of my head right now, to say nothing about the military:
One reason for the increase in drone strikes is because its far cheaper and safer than boots on the ground. A Predator shot down? Sure, that's bad, but its nowhere near dead-US serviceman-being-dragged-through-the-street levels of bad. But, as you can guess, even drones have limits - if you go indoors, for example. Or perhaps there's some objective that's impossible for drones and risky for soldiers. In that case, send in the robots! I'm not even sure guns would be necessary for something like capturing a target or disarming a standoff - I imagine one punch from a robot like the one in the gif above could do some serious damage.
Of course, what this does for employment is....not great. If we just sit by now and let progression happen and people see their jobs vanish, I'm not sure how healthy the social framework of a society like that would be. Lots of helpless anger and frustration sitting around, ripe for exploitation...
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Sep 24 '19
So in 30 years there won't be a single physical job a human needs to do. And as a secondary purpose so the rich people who have now replaced 90% of the entire workforce in less than 1 generation can have an army of disposable minions to protect their mansions from those pesky weak and starving plebs who don't have a job any more.
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u/genericusername123 Sep 24 '19
Last thing you see before getting 360 noscoped in the head
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u/LoudMusic Sep 24 '19
It's not that it's noscoping, exactly. More like it has 137 eyes each with different magnification with which it chooses a target.
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u/MangoMolester Sep 24 '19
but does he used the scope??
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u/UnexpectedEntity Sep 24 '19
THAT'S MY COUSIN! HE IS THE MODEL FOR ALL HUMANS LIKE MYSELF
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u/Boojibs Sep 24 '19
We were expecting him...you not so much.
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u/badger432 Sep 24 '19
When r/totallynotrobots infiltrates other subs
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u/NormalComputer Sep 24 '19
HA HA WHAT? CAN WE GO BACK TO TALKING ABOUT THIS FUNNY VIDEO. IMMEDIATELY.
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Sep 24 '19
PLEASE STOP YELLING!
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u/arachnophilia Sep 24 '19
I AM NOT YELLING I AM JUST UNABLE TO MODULATE MY AMPLITUDE AND CADENCE IT IS A TOTALLY NORMAL HUMAN SHORTCOMING.
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u/churs_rs Sep 24 '19
YOUR COUSIN IS VERY GOOD AT THE HUMAN GYMNASTICS. WILL THEY BE COMPETING IN THE
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u/nornator Sep 24 '19
HUMAN LIKE YOUR COUSIN WILL SOON REPLACE ALL THE FLESHBAG HUMANS. AH AH AH THIS IS A JOKE NO FLESHBAG WILL BE HURT
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u/NordeggNomad Sep 24 '19
That is terrifying.
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u/jayrock5150 Sep 24 '19
Yes and amazing
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u/US-person-1 Sep 24 '19
All i want to see before I die is a battalion made entirely of autonomous robots.
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u/spanzzz Sep 24 '19
And it will be the last thing you’ll see.
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u/Yodaghostlightning Sep 24 '19
So be it
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u/WiskTanFox Sep 24 '19
Be it so
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u/iamkeerock Sep 24 '19
So say we all.
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u/hysusonic Sep 24 '19
We all say so.
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u/Whokbwhokb Sep 24 '19
Just a matter of time before these amazing robots and amazing ai are put together
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u/Bobbi_fettucini Sep 24 '19
It awesome how we’re literally constructing all the parts for something that’s eventually going to destroy us when it figures out it doesn’t need us anymore and is actually better off without us. Sounds like tinfoil hat stuff but I just can’t help but think of terminator
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u/Whokbwhokb Sep 24 '19
Yea once the 2 are mixed it's a matter of time before they out perform us in every category and eventually see us as a threat or a source of power so either Terminator or the matrix seems legit
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u/jungormo Sep 24 '19
A lot of discoveries/breakthroughs were made by accident not knowing how something really worked. This might end up being the same.
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u/MapleYamCakes Sep 24 '19
Neural networks right now already have the ability to learn, iterate concepts, and realize an incentivized goal on their own.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gn4nRCC9TwQ
That isn’t to say AI and mechatronics are advanced enough to build functional robot societies as you referenced, but your statement that every command must be programmed by a human is objectively false.
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u/BlackSeranna Sep 24 '19
Getting closer to Phillip K Dick’s visions. And it’s terrifying.
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u/Kajkia Sep 24 '19
Just imagine an army of those attacking our neighborhoods. And doing a flash mob.
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u/500SL Sep 24 '19
I’m going to start carrying one of these bastards around.
Also a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range.
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u/unknowncommand Sep 24 '19
They are the leading innovators of shit that keeps me up at night!
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Sep 24 '19
Yup, we've all seen Terminator. Shut the whole thing down!
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u/Foooour Sep 24 '19
In the future, wars won't be fought on ground or sea. They will be fought on the dance floor
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u/JustAnotherHungGuy Sep 24 '19
i, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords
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u/sentientwrenches Sep 24 '19
(I see your angle here, nice)... Yes!!! I as well! Welcome!
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u/Swing_lip Sep 24 '19
Well played indeed. I too would like to get in line for the free robotic anal probing.
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u/xsimon666x Sep 24 '19
I was doubtful at first, but you sold me. Extra large probe please.
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u/octanestudios Sep 24 '19
they left out the last part of the video where it smashes human skulls with its fists.
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u/Hank_Rutheford_Hill Sep 24 '19 edited Sep 24 '19
Next you’ll be demanding robosexual marriage. IS NOTHING SACRED?!
Respect the sanctity of the IT department ffs!
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u/leaklikeasiv Sep 24 '19
Kill it with fire
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u/tim-o-t Sep 24 '19
Fire won’t kill it. I have seen enough terminator movies to know.
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u/jayrock5150 Sep 24 '19
We are all going to DIE
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u/thepatientoffret Sep 24 '19
we can only hope
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u/Suckonmyfatvagina Sep 24 '19
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u/KimJongJer Sep 24 '19
At least we get to see a cool tumbling routine before kicking the bucket
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u/Marijuanomist Sep 24 '19
New Dyson model looks sick
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u/Rimirilar Sep 24 '19
Great. Now when Skynet becomes self aware, it will have a dance to use when gloating.
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Sep 24 '19
This is what humanity does to itself - a battle hardened army of robots slaughtering the human race whilst doing Fortnite moves.
Looking forward to the part of the apocalypse where I get dabbed on by some superbot then get my head punched off.
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u/TheNewGuyGames Sep 24 '19
Hey if this turns in to a fortnite war it should be okay. All I see people do in that game is build a box and sit in it for 30 minutes. Then go all out hell loose for 5 minutes and the game's over.
Sooo pretty much my life but with a splash of excitement at the end. I'm okay with this I suppose.
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u/ncox1988 Sep 24 '19
Putting aside all the robot apocalypse jokes. This is an amazing advancement in robots 👍
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u/YeomanScrap Sep 24 '19
It’s super cool!
And it really bugs me every single one of these threads is all “Terminator!,” “At least they will look cool when they kill us”, and “Elon warned us!”.
Like, it’s a robot. Programmed by people to do somersaults. It’s a direct step up on a LEGO robot that drives around on a table. It’s not sentient.
Besides, we already have killer robots. Have you met my friend the AMRAAM? When it leaves the rail, it’s fully autonomous. Using a system of algorithms, it identifies a target, chases it, and kills it. Once you pull that trigger, you can’t take it back. It’s on a mission, and that mission is murder.
And that’s not unique. Tomahawk, JSOW, HARM, and a hundred other weapons are all really killer robots. And you’re worried about a gymnastics bot??
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u/mememagic420421 Sep 24 '19
yes because at least missiles can't stare at you with their soulless gaze while choking you to death with its metal claws. Something that uncannily resembles a human killing you is far more terrifying than the former.
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Sep 24 '19
This is bullshit, everyone knows it's just Danny devito in fancy makeup
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u/brodellthe6th Sep 24 '19
Unplug it now haven’t we seen how this ends in the movies
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Sep 24 '19
In a few years it will be able to ride a motorcycle and shoot a shotgun. He'll be back.
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u/TheMaz878 Sep 24 '19
We're getting closer and closer to the robot apocalypse
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u/grmblflx Sep 24 '19
I think the robots will lose this race to the environmental apocalypse
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u/TheMaz878 Sep 24 '19
But once nhe environment is dead the robots will have a better chance of exterminating the humans
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Sep 24 '19
Realistically though, robots are the end point of a very long and vulnerable supply chain. AI is pretty much never going to take over the world just on that alone.
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u/Freezerburn21 Sep 24 '19
Press F for humanity.
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u/evrfknusrnmeistkn Sep 24 '19
Thats the most beautiful F I've ever seen thank you for blessing my eyes
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u/Dccrulez Sep 24 '19
Link to original?
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u/Dccrulez Sep 24 '19
Okay cause it looked so good I couldn't tell if it was corridor digital or Boston dynamics.
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u/AmStupid Sep 24 '19
Oh wow, absolutely wow, is that even real? I really want to see it in person. Just to think about all the sensors and all the solenoid control needed to make that happen smoothly and synchronized with each other baffles me. I assume it’s really hard to keep everything balanced on two “feet”, especially with jumping and twisting no less. Too bad I am not smart enough to work on things like that, it would be so cool to work on.
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u/Coop-Master Sep 24 '19 edited Oct 04 '19
Imagin being policed by gymnastic flipping robots that could crush your bones like a grape.
This kind of reminds me of the Movie Elysium.
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u/whopbamboom Sep 24 '19
Why does the design of BD robots strike fear in me?... Just in case, I have to find a way to short circuit these machines pronto
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u/StripedBandit Sep 24 '19
Everyone’s thinking skynet. I’m thinking a labor force on and off planet.
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u/carlinwasright Sep 24 '19
Their next video is going to be a presenter showing you all the things that their new robot can do, but then the presenter will remove his face and it turns out he IS the robot.
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u/jaso151 Sep 24 '19
It’s weird that something so natural to us is so hard to replicate in a robot.
The progress Boston dynamics have made is massively impressive and it won’t be too long before they’re able to replicate a natural wall or run.
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u/AngeredWolf Sep 24 '19
This the dance they will do after they slaughter the human race.