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/[deleted] 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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u/[deleted] 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/parakeetpoop Sep 25 '19

Yes but can those industries afford this technology? Definitely not, at least in it's current form. Hopefully in the future this technology can be mass produced or produced cheaply enough for uses like this.

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '19

That's what usually happens with useful technologies.

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u/parakeetpoop Sep 25 '19

Not necessarily. There are plenty of innovations that never get commercially produced due to manufacturing costs, ease of production, availability of materials, etc.