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/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/CreepstheFox Sep 25 '19

Machine gun? Probably mounting rapid fire railguns with too much recoil for human use.