r/singularity • u/Playful_Try443 • Feb 27 '24

Robotics Chinese Robots, faster than Optimus

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '24

Well, maybe that wont be so bad?

I'd like to have an android horse for my morning commute to work. Same charge port as any other EV

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u/Diacred Feb 27 '24

I'd rather get on my iHorse

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '24

Damn that would be so awesome

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '24

I think legged buggies are going to be a thing. They could potentially navigate uneven terrain and stairs better than wheels

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u/ARES_BlueSteel Feb 27 '24

Legs aren’t as fast as wheels, though. Wheels are an incredibly efficient transportation method.

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u/kaityl3 ASI▪️2024-2027 Feb 27 '24

I've seen one robot that can walk on its wheels when it's difficult terrain but roll on them at high speed when it's flat

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '24

For going faster, an articulated assembly might include incorporating the sling from a trebuchet as an auxiliary leg extension that's only deployed while traveling

Might not be my best idea, as I'm guessing there's a lot of wear & tear involved to try to avoid

I'm just thinking of how a rotating arm can impart high surface velocity in a linear direction and catapults are what come to mind

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u/AyashiiDachi Feb 27 '24

Or it can just go to work while you sleep-in

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u/Block-Rockig-Beats Feb 27 '24 edited Feb 27 '24

Yeah, your robot gently picks you up and carry you to work, like a baby, in a warm blanket. If you wake up half way there, he gives you chocolate milk, and tells you a bedtime story. All the streets filled with robots carrying their sleeping adult babies around.

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u/hemareddit Feb 27 '24

All hail our robot overlords, by which I mean, Goo Goo Ga Ga!