Anyone ever heard of "Boston Dynamics" before? Is this real?
James in Denver
---------------------------- "Voldemorte himself created his worst enemy, just as tyrants everywhere do! Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!" Book 6 - Ch 23
November 14, 2017, 12:41 PM
FiveFiveSixFan
They're quite real. Check out some videos of their humanoid robots. Pretty amazing.
November 14, 2017, 12:42 PM
Aeteocles
Boston Dynamics is a real company. They compete in many of the DARPA projects. Google owns them.
Skynet is coming.
November 14, 2017, 01:38 PM
DoctorSolo
To quote the tracker Billy from Predator, "We're all gonna die..."
November 14, 2017, 01:45 PM
1967Goat
Been around for several years now. They even have a "Swearing Module".
NSFW due to language.
ETA: Same video as 556 posted above, but more colorful commentary.
November 14, 2017, 02:32 PM
Lunasee
That is some amazingly cool and scary technology. Just awesome.
November 14, 2017, 02:43 PM
rusbro
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Originally posted by James in Denver: Short video, no idea if it's real or computer generated...
The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart.
November 14, 2017, 03:36 PM
cslinger
They probably run on Windows which means they will probably just BSOD and drag their robotic asses in circles across the ground when they get a virus. No worries.
"Guns are tools. The only weapon ever created was man."
November 14, 2017, 04:29 PM
Chuck Perry
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Originally posted by 1967Goat: Been around for several years now. They even have a "Swearing Module".
NSFW due to language.
ETA: Same video as 556 posted above, but more colorful commentary.
I kept waiting for that robot to go Terminator on the guy with the hockey stick. If not now, won't be long.This message has been edited. Last edited by: 10X-Shooter,
November 15, 2017, 12:27 AM
FiveFiveSixFan
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Originally posted by 10X-Shooter:
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Originally posted by FiveFiveSixFan: They're quite real. Check out some videos of their humanoid robots. Pretty amazing.
"we've gotta roll with the punches, learn to play all of our hunches Making the best of what ever comes our way Forget that blind ambition and learn to trust your intuition Plowing straight ahead come what may And theres a cowboy in the jungle" Jimmy Buffet
November 15, 2017, 03:14 PM
ArLEOret
Waited for the robot to take a swing at Kevin! Missed an opportunity, damn! Lol.
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November 16, 2017, 12:01 AM
Rey HRH
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Originally posted by FiveFiveSixFan: They're quite real. Check out some videos of their humanoid robots. Pretty amazing.
I like how the legs speed up to prevent tripping like a real human would.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
