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Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot marks a radical step in the technology.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:05 pm
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Are human-like service robots just around the corner? I think so.
I've been following Boston Dynamics for a few years and their advances are picking up rapidly. Atlas represents their version of a human-like robot.
They're also making 4-legged robots. This is Wildcat.
Are human-like service robots just around the corner? I think so.
I've been following Boston Dynamics for a few years and their advances are picking up rapidly. Atlas represents their version of a human-like robot.
They're also making 4-legged robots. This is Wildcat.
This post was edited on 2/26/16 at 8:12 pm
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Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:11 pm to Kentucker
And so it begins...
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:13 pm to Kentucker
That must be the Amish model, it should have kicked that guy's arse, for pushing it over with the stick.
I wonder what would happen to one of those robots if you tazed it?
I wonder what would happen to one of those robots if you tazed it?
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:16 pm to auggie
Skynet!
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:18 pm to TigerTalker16
There is nothing to fear. Nothing at all.
Big Dog
Introducing Spot
AlphaDog
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Big Dog
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AlphaDog
Military Pack Mule
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Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:25 pm to Kentucker
When are they coming out with the liquid metal version?
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:26 pm to boogiewoogie1978
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:30 pm to TigerTalker16
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When are they coming out with the liquid metal version?
Those were cool Terminator movies. I'm sure that will be much later but who can really say?
Once we make robots that can reproduce themselves, the pace of their evolution will accelerate exponentially.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:34 pm to Kentucker
The first robots will fill the porn needs of the geeks who build them, just you wait.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:50 pm to Cheese Grits
Porn was the driving force that made the Internet a common utility after Al Gore invented it. 
However, it seems that the military, in true Skynet fashion, will be the catalyst for robot development. Robots are just too expensive in the early stages we're seeing.
Maybe later.
However, it seems that the military, in true Skynet fashion, will be the catalyst for robot development. Robots are just too expensive in the early stages we're seeing.
Maybe later.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:50 pm to Kentucker
They already hate us. This dude is flipping everybody off.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:51 pm to PrivatePublic
Didn't see that until you pointed it out. 
Posted on 2/26/16 at 8:58 pm to Kentucker
That thing didn't act human at all. Some SOB push me down with a stick is gettin an asswhoppin.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:05 pm to five_fivesix
They're lacking emotion chips for now. Mustn't rush into things. Actually, that demonstration illustrates how very far Atlas has advanced just in the past few months. It nearly stayed upright even with such a violent push.
It can walk across almost any terrain and not fall. There was a robot challenge contest a few months ago and Atlas didn't even finish the course.
Since Google bought Boston Dynamics in 2013, there have been remarkable advances. Google is infusing much-needed research money that's attracting top scientists from around the world.
More exciting news can be expected in the coming months.
Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:14 pm to Kentucker
So maybe by the time I'm old o can look forward to getting my arse kicked by a terminator?
Well alright then
Well alright then
Posted on 2/26/16 at 9:29 pm to TbirdSpur2010
Oh, long before then.
AggieBelle will probably have an assistant service robot that gets overly protective of her.
AggieBelle will probably have an assistant service robot that gets overly protective of her.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 2:32 am to Kentucker
Wildcat sounds like a really, really, out-of-control fart.
Posted on 2/27/16 at 8:24 am to Kentucker
Just what you need around the house
A giant black robot spider LINK
This would be the only robot I want, way better than Skynet LINK
"Where there is one, there is more" LINK Time to kill Australia with fire!
Comments were good, but "What a waste, kids in Africa could have eaten that spider" made me laugh the most
A giant black robot spider LINK
This would be the only robot I want, way better than Skynet LINK
"Where there is one, there is more" LINK Time to kill Australia with fire!
Comments were good, but "What a waste, kids in Africa could have eaten that spider" made me laugh the most
Posted on 2/27/16 at 8:31 am to Kentucker
When the robot takes the hockey stick and beats that guys arse, we are in trouble.
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