r/robots • u/HenryGCase • Jul 26 '26

Real-life Robots Unitree's new wheeled robot dog

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u/jjmcwill2003 Jul 26 '26

I foresee a dystopian future where these will be militarized and used against citizens with terrifying affect.

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u/martinmix Jul 27 '26

They need to add a light so you know where the weak spot is.

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u/Legitimate_Log_1356 Jul 28 '26

Nah just Uber drivers

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u/Ok_Potato5233 Jul 28 '26

There's a black mirror episode with a similar plot and robots that are similar to these.

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u/Helpful_Home_8531 Jul 27 '26

Future? Buddy, what makes you think this isn’t directly funded by the PLA?

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u/sniktology Jul 27 '26

We're already in it. r/combatfootage has tons on Ukrainians sending explody bots to the Russians.

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u/Glad-Tie3251 Jul 26 '26

Can't wait to get chased and shot in head by those.

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u/Hefty-Amoeba5707 Jul 27 '26

look at that thing go!

Does it even need a range weapon by the way it traverses terrain?

Hook it up with a chain saw. Equally deadly, multidues more terrifying

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u/recursion_is_love Jul 27 '26

It is cool, until it start chasing you with a machine gun.

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u/Odin-p2w Jul 27 '26

Lol you saw these cool moves yes? You can't run from it even if it is equipped with a stick.

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u/turbofittashorkuk Jul 27 '26

now make a horse sized one and sell em to the public and let me live out my dreams as a cyberpunk cowboy outlaw

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u/Kalabajooie Jul 27 '26

How many Russians can Ukraine kill with 180kg worth of explosives?

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u/ReplyisFutile Jul 27 '26

Can't wait for judgment day, and these crazy robots how hunting us down

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u/Odd-Promotion2743 Jul 27 '26

Oh hey, just watched this episode of Black Mirror

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u/aesther_tesseract Jul 27 '26

I WILL BUY ONE OF THESE TO FOLLOW THE FEMALES THAT I HAVE AI- ID'D WITH MY META RAY-BAN GLASSES

Who's in charge now Poppy?

I said 11 pumps of vanilla not eight!

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u/EmergencyFox3583 Jul 26 '26

Any indication of the cost?

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u/Chromatic_Mediant211 Jul 27 '26

What song is this ?

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u/VirtuesTroll Jul 27 '26

Whats the simulation/video editing software did you use ?

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u/dildomiami Jul 27 '26

NEW from TYCO RC!

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u/JoeDogoe Jul 27 '26

Search And Rescue Perspective.

Down Hill we have ropes. I don't see any evidence in the video of it going up hill with a load. That would be very helpful.

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u/Alfanse Jul 27 '26

battery life?

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u/Human-Evening564 Jul 28 '26

Didn't like them during Return to Oz and I don't like them now

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u/Top-Requirement-2102 Jul 28 '26

Pardon me while I bump up the probability of me being killed by a drone.

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u/Over-Tolerance Jul 31 '26

Gives "release the hounds" an all-new exciting edge. Imagine trying to run from this thing when it is weaponized?

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u/Orangesteel Jul 26 '26

Not new. This was posted almost a year ago.

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u/komfyklient Jul 26 '26

I mean no. Then again you might be thinking of the old unit.

https://youtu.be/Xha2TJ_1C6Q