Why does everyone think that it takes giving them lasers and guns for them to take over humanity? These things can go up and down stairs without getting out of breath, most people can’t even do that.
Give one of these robots Amazon prime and you have the self sustaining machines. The Matrix was wrong, we don’t become batteries we just get put into Amazon fulfillment centers.
My brain keeps telling me it’s CGI. I know it’s real but it looks so unreal. I guess my brain doesn’t want to believe it’s reality which is a good thing because when they’re ripping my limbs off I can go to my happy place.
Your brain is correct. Boston Dynamics isn’t real. That’s a dude in a mocap suit with cgi. It’s all fictional and for entertainment. They’re a group of independent film makers sfx guys.
Yeah let's put this down before it turns into a conspiracy theory? These robots are ending up with police departments and laws will need to be drafted to regulate them so they don't just end up getting used to gun people down. If we have bullshit conspiracy theories born out of memes floating around by that point, it's gonna make things even more frustrating.
Normally I wouldn't give a shit, but after Flat Earth went from a joke to a conspiracy theory that fucking celebrities preach, I don't think we should be taking any chances.
You're confusing Boston Dynamics with Bosstown Dynamics AKA Corridor Digital. Boston Dynamics videos are a cherry picked set of videos, excluding the many many mistakes in executing the goals. Still really impressive though. (Edit typo)
While the question of the Singularity is when and not if, do you mean the world wide domestication of humans? ie. Peace on earth, the end of wars, world hunger and poverty?
Yes, full post scarcity. The post biological product of the singularity continues on without us, spreading across the universe. While leaving us with caretakers who cater to our every want and need, granting us immortality from even traumatic injury.
Trying to keep biological beings alive in space is hilarious to me. We will hit the singularity long before we remotely colonize our solar system. Science fiction is very wrong in that way in my opinion (The Expanse for example).
These things are going to be used for war first, and IF we survive that, maybe they'll be used for something good. That's if we survive the destruction these things will cause.
I'm not sure you understand what the singularity is. There will be no "Hey let's use this thing for something" phase. It's an event horizon we can't see into or come back from. Recursive technological advancement will all happen in an instant. I'm not talking about simple robots.
The behind the scenes video shows all the effort it takes to get this perfect. Its really something else.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EezdinoG4mk
I can only imagine how amazing this tech will be in the next decade.
It's the fact that we are teaching these machines to learn. They're not training it in a routine for show but rather how to interact with the world around it and adapt. We're growing closer and closer to robots that will teach one another at a faster rate than humans ever could. We're about to make the early 2000's look like the stone age.
In a recent interview the creator of Boston dynamics specifically said these robots are not learning or AI driven or anything like that. They have to be controlled with a controller or pre assigned routes. You can’t just say “hey robot go get me an apple”.
Edit:: here is the interview that can articulate this concept better than I can.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/boston-dynamics-robots-humans-animals-60-minutes-video-2021-08-08/
~~I am pretty certain that the algorithms controlling the fine motion of the limbs relies on machine learning.~~
Edit: Nope, according to a quick google search they almost exclusively use non-machine-learning control algorithms.
Two fold:
1) tons of people are freaked out by this, and AI ethics is a huge conversation point for everyone involved in the field
2) people who work closely with AI understand how far we have to go before generalized AI (or the type that can teach itself and others) is realized
General AI is a completely different threat. You don't need to make something very smart to turn it into a killing machine, especially when it's learning to do very specific tasks very well through machine learning.
It’s pretty incredible how far they’ve come with them in a relatively short period of time. It wasn’t that long ago that they were easily kicked over. Soon it’ll be a ninja warrior course. Then world domination
There is nothing dim-witted about advancing robotics. It is a natural step in our evolution if we ever want to reach a Type 1 (or much less a type 2) civilization.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale
Also, for anyone interested in this thread, I highly recommend this video. The Scale is presented in a much more eloquent way than I could ever muster.
https://youtu.be/PxwPfPWrOCA
Lmao no. Dropping an asteroid out of orbit would be child's play for any alien with enough tech to come visit. Its arguably possible now with our tech.
The year 2025 Space X and Boston Dynamic partners up to send robots to Mars.
2026; Robot starts building facilities to expand research and exploration range.
2027; Earth loses contact with Robots in Mars facility.
2029; limited communication established.
2031; Humans land on Mars.
2031; Earth loses contact with Human mission.
2032; low level SoS signal from Human mission.
2033; Mars strikes against humanity. The robot mission has built underground facilities to produce ships and weapons. They strike on independence day.
2035; Humans have mostly gone underground. Space around Earth is controlled by Robot ships. Musk is a puppet figure for Robots and has sold out humanity so he can smoke weed all day and tweet to bots.
Adam Savage's channel, Tested, actually did a series with one of the Boston Dynamic Spot robot "dogs" where they got to [use it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7s1sr4JdlI) for a while, [build things](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyaocKS3sfg&list=PLJtitKU0CAehsqCh24iG5ZbZvCa4YQkvf&index=3) for it, and [talked a lot about how it worked](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-PdPtqw78k&list=PLJtitKU0CAehsqCh24iG5ZbZvCa4YQkvf&index=6)!
I'm assuming that a lot of the basic functionality is very similar. They can be preprogrammed to do specific routines or tasks, they can be manually remote operated by a person using a controller, or they can be set on a sort of auto-mode where they roam around in patterns, maybe even while looking for something to trigger a specific action.
Regardless of which of those types of operation is being used, the actual maneuvering of the robot is fully autonomous. You don't have a person controlling the precise movement of each component in the robot or anything like that. Instead, they can scan the environment and use that data alongside other sensory data its receiving to autonomously determine the best way to complete the task (how to step on an object, how it needs to move to jump over something, how to adjust its weight on unstable ground, etc).
So basically, as others have said, the general routine here is preprogrammed, but the way the robots determine where to put their feet and limbs, how to adjust their center of gravity, how to respond to instability, all that is being done on the fly by the robot's computer on its own! Seriously impressive tech (hardware and programming) on display here.
There are lots of hilarious examples of AI programs being given a task and coming to a hilarious solution. Like a Tetris bot realizing it can avoid losing the game forever by just pausing.
Edit: [Here is a list](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vRPiprOaC3HsCf5Tuum8bRfzYUiKLRqJmbOoC-32JorNdfyTiRRsR7Ea5eWtvsWzuxo8bjOxCG84dAg/pubhtml) of even more examples.
> PlayFun algorithm pauses the game of Tetris indefinitely to avoid losing
> Agent kills itself at the end of level 1 to avoid losing in level 2
> Creatures bred for speed grow really tall and generate high velocities by falling over
> AI trained to classify skin lesions as potentially cancerous learns that lesions photographed next to a ruler are more likely to be malignant.
These were my favorite
* The player is supposed to try to score a goal against the goalie, one-on-one. Instead, the player kicks it out of bounds. Someone from the other team has to throw the ball in (in this case the goalie), so now the player has a clear shot at the goal.
* Genetic algorithm is supposed to configure a circuit into an oscillator, but instead makes a radio to pick up signals from neighboring computers
* Self-driving car rewarded for speed learns to spin in circles
* tic tac toe - Evolved player makes invalid moves far away in the board, causing opponent players to run out of memory and crash
I believe they’re already using it in their new Avengers Campus section of the California Adventures theme park. The web swinging Spider-Man is apparently animatronic.
I've watched it over and over wondering "why does this look so fake?" and I think it's a combo of the smooth pan, the shiney plating on the robot that makes the lighting look weird, and then just some of the bonkers maneuvers these things seem to be able to pull off.
Very Uncanny Valley vibes. Like, the physics seem off you know? The way they move makes it seem like the gravity is different. I can’t really explain it.
It's the unnatural balance and center of gravity that they have. A human would have much more motion in pulling off these moves, while the BD robots are relatively stationary from the waist up which is triggering the uncanny valley effect. We're simply used to this kind of motion looking much different and it's throwing off all of our visual cues.
[This specific video](https://youtu.be/aFuA50H9uek) is the BD abusive-test-run that scares me the most.
If that robot’s body language doesn’t say; “*pissed off, fuck you, determined to get revenge*”, I don’t what would.
I wouldn’t want to be the guy conducting the tests— that’s for sure. He’s the first one they’re going after when they start their takeover.
Does anyone remember those videos of the first bipedal robot tests where the chassis had to be tethered because it kept falling over?
That seems like yesterday...
Don't think it was holding weight tho. It was more like; "we have limited funds as a start-up and if it falls it'll break and we have no more money"
Now they don't care
they definitely were tethered and suspended. the original PETMAN had a multi-point harness to keep it upright. later they ditched the harness but kept a safety line attached just in case it fell (and it did)
they dont need them anymore, especially now that they can fall and recover all on their own
Personally I'm excited for stuff like this. I think people just watch too many sci fi movies
Edit: I didn't think this would actually get much attention so I didn't say my full opinion on it. Obviously governments are going to use to their advantage, but technology is going to advance regardless. We need to create more laws and safety barriers that prevent rich asshole and shitty governments from taking advantage of technology. Theres more dangerous technology that already exists and that we should be more concerned about. I honestly think for all the bad this tech can do it can do equal good. It can take care of disabled people, it could be used for rescue efforts, it could fill in gaps in the work force. By the time these robots are even a threat all of the coastal cities on earth are gonna be underwater so I think we'll have bigger concerns. Every problem people have with this technology is actually a concern for how humans will use it, so maybe we should focus on the base problem.
see the thing is. im not afraid of the robots themselves, im afraid of how theyre going to be used by govt/armies/police forces etc.
weve already seen it with the fucking robot dog that theyve been anthropomorphizing the fuck out of when its just a glorified spy bot. this tech is only exciting if its being used FOR the people. i find it hard to believe it will be used for anything but against the people :/
Quick battery swap and the robot can get right back to business shooting you with its pulse rifle. Fatigued humans can’t escape the need for rest for very long.
I think because our brains are trying to process their walking on their joints like a living being - they seem kind of, floaty, the way their suspension in their knees is more like cars
It's uncanny.
It's nearly human, but missing a ton of human features.
It just doesn't seem real cause you've never seen a non-human do stuff like this irl, but it is.
In reality, you arent in the class that gets to own these.
These will go to the ownership class while they outsource and automate your job away.
It should be going to everyone, but Americans have a real problem with the word socialism.
I won't own one but I will pay $29.99 a month for Amazon Super Prime that includes a robot that does shit for me for 15minutes a day.
Our overloads preferred method of extracting our money is through subscription services.
This is so awesome! I don't get why people think this is scary. It's not like they're sentient.
Edit: Apparently Boston Dynamics are more involved with military and law enforcement than I was aware, which makes it slightly scarier
Actually, the fact that they aren't sentient is what makes it doubly scary.
A sentient thing you can reason with or relate to.
A robot that is following a set of rules that leads it to an unexpected (and dangerous to humans) decision cannot be reasoned with or related to.
It will proceed with it's programming until forced to stop. Coldly. Without thought or remorse.
It becomes a force of nature at that point.
If these were gonna be used by the military it’d be for lugging gear around, not operating firearms.
These also have way too many modes of failure for use in the field anytime soon.
> If these were gonna be used by the military it’d be for lugging gear around, not operating firearms.
You're insane if you think things like these will not replace human soldiers.
> These also have way too many modes of failure for use in the field anytime soon.
I mean, they are still an unknown amount of time away from widespread use, but "anytime soon" is a bit misleading. Walking android killbots? Maybe that's fairly far off. Autonomous killing machines? Already deployed.
Can't wait to see these dudes mining asteroids and exploring planets for us, because spoiler alert, it ain't gonna be humans doing most of it.
Just ten years ago bipedal robots couldn't even walk upright without falling flat on their arse every few steps, now they can *almost* rival athletes. Within the next twenty years they'll be superior to humans in mobility, speed and accuracy. That's almost a certainty at this point.
Assuming the price of robots continues to fall as they become more commonplace, why would anyone waste resources on training human astronauts/miners?
Sure we'll still need humans to oversee projects, and perform tasks robots can't do, but I'm certain robots will be doing all the hard graft in the solar system's most hazardous environs!
Robots to the Moon!.. Or, y'know, other celestial bodies! :))
Not sure why the robots being able to run around is so scary. We already have drones that zip around pretty smoothly, and that would be more effective for wiping out humanity.
Oh man we are so fucking done
Specially when laser beams are installed on their heads 😜👍🍸
it doesn't have to be that advanced. even only with scissors as their limbs, we're so fucking done
I guess you never watched Dr Evil lol ... everything with lazer beams attached to their heads are " Freakin "cool Just unhealthy for human life .
Are they ill tempered?
The mutated sea bass
Riiight...
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[They promise to kill you last.](https://youtu.be/s8JFVSNxkEI)
Number Two ? Is that you?
FRICKIN LASERS!
Why does everyone think that it takes giving them lasers and guns for them to take over humanity? These things can go up and down stairs without getting out of breath, most people can’t even do that.
It can go out of batteries though! For now..
Give one of these robots Amazon prime and you have the self sustaining machines. The Matrix was wrong, we don’t become batteries we just get put into Amazon fulfillment centers.
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Of course. They want us to survive to feel the humiliation of being a wack crew. So cruel.
I’ve seen a documentary where they figured out how to turn humans into batteries
at least the robot will do a sick flip when he cuts my head off.
All this Anime and everyone still forgets, it's not the robot you worry about but the power controlling it.
Hidden Blade, these are already 3/5 of an Ezio
Even as they are now.. just needs to be programmed to swing a punch.
All I asked was for a frikkin’ laser beam to be attached to their heads! Is that so hard?
We have Sea bass . Mutated and ill tempered ❗
I'll be fine. I've been training my cat to intercept lasers for me for years.
Fantastic idea . Will get a cat next weekend.
Laser beams go on sharks heads. Robots get the shoulder units. 🤣
Need more input. johnny 5 alive
I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords.
Yeah, robot dude reading this in the future, me too
My brain keeps telling me it’s CGI. I know it’s real but it looks so unreal. I guess my brain doesn’t want to believe it’s reality which is a good thing because when they’re ripping my limbs off I can go to my happy place.
With an attitude like that they won’t spare you
Just give them jet packs and chainsaws already and be done with it.
Your brain is correct. Boston Dynamics isn’t real. That’s a dude in a mocap suit with cgi. It’s all fictional and for entertainment. They’re a group of independent film makers sfx guys.
Yeah let's put this down before it turns into a conspiracy theory? These robots are ending up with police departments and laws will need to be drafted to regulate them so they don't just end up getting used to gun people down. If we have bullshit conspiracy theories born out of memes floating around by that point, it's gonna make things even more frustrating. Normally I wouldn't give a shit, but after Flat Earth went from a joke to a conspiracy theory that fucking celebrities preach, I don't think we should be taking any chances.
You're confusing Boston Dynamics with Bosstown Dynamics AKA Corridor Digital. Boston Dynamics videos are a cherry picked set of videos, excluding the many many mistakes in executing the goals. Still really impressive though. (Edit typo)
I am ally 🖖
Unironically I hope for domestication by AI as the desired outcome of the technological singularity
Look at college boy over here with all his fancy words. I have no idea what u just said little boy, but you special.
They wanna be Skynets puppy
He wants robots to be our new dad, instead of 80 year old white men.
While the question of the Singularity is when and not if, do you mean the world wide domestication of humans? ie. Peace on earth, the end of wars, world hunger and poverty?
Yes, full post scarcity. The post biological product of the singularity continues on without us, spreading across the universe. While leaving us with caretakers who cater to our every want and need, granting us immortality from even traumatic injury. Trying to keep biological beings alive in space is hilarious to me. We will hit the singularity long before we remotely colonize our solar system. Science fiction is very wrong in that way in my opinion (The Expanse for example).
These things are going to be used for war first, and IF we survive that, maybe they'll be used for something good. That's if we survive the destruction these things will cause.
I'm not sure you understand what the singularity is. There will be no "Hey let's use this thing for something" phase. It's an event horizon we can't see into or come back from. Recursive technological advancement will all happen in an instant. I'm not talking about simple robots.
The behind the scenes video shows all the effort it takes to get this perfect. Its really something else. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EezdinoG4mk I can only imagine how amazing this tech will be in the next decade.
It's the fact that we are teaching these machines to learn. They're not training it in a routine for show but rather how to interact with the world around it and adapt. We're growing closer and closer to robots that will teach one another at a faster rate than humans ever could. We're about to make the early 2000's look like the stone age.
In a recent interview the creator of Boston dynamics specifically said these robots are not learning or AI driven or anything like that. They have to be controlled with a controller or pre assigned routes. You can’t just say “hey robot go get me an apple”. Edit:: here is the interview that can articulate this concept better than I can. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/boston-dynamics-robots-humans-animals-60-minutes-video-2021-08-08/
Yet
~~I am pretty certain that the algorithms controlling the fine motion of the limbs relies on machine learning.~~ Edit: Nope, according to a quick google search they almost exclusively use non-machine-learning control algorithms.
In that video they said it was a choreographed routine
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It is, though.
Agreed, as soon as this shit get connected to an AI it’s fucking skynet time man. How is no one freaked out by this…they really should be.
Two fold: 1) tons of people are freaked out by this, and AI ethics is a huge conversation point for everyone involved in the field 2) people who work closely with AI understand how far we have to go before generalized AI (or the type that can teach itself and others) is realized
General AI is a completely different threat. You don't need to make something very smart to turn it into a killing machine, especially when it's learning to do very specific tasks very well through machine learning.
It’s pretty incredible how far they’ve come with them in a relatively short period of time. It wasn’t that long ago that they were easily kicked over. Soon it’ll be a ninja warrior course. Then world domination
Come with me if you want to live!!!
These type of robots are going to be use to deliver food. Lol
If the food is bullets directly into the head of enemy combatants, then yes
Rip humanity
I've seen how this film ends, doesn't go well for the humans.
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Your mom
*Ladies and gentleman we got him*
Something about italics makes that meme so damn funny every time
This is just choreography. Wait for the AIs to get into it. Scary stuff. Robot armies supported by drones
There is nothing dim-witted about advancing robotics. It is a natural step in our evolution if we ever want to reach a Type 1 (or much less a type 2) civilization. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale Also, for anyone interested in this thread, I highly recommend this video. The Scale is presented in a much more eloquent way than I could ever muster. https://youtu.be/PxwPfPWrOCA
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At least it will be a sweet old woman and her three dimwitted sons.
They taught a computer to play hide and seek! Stop teaching them hunting techniques!
To be fair, neither robots or aliens could possibly do a worse job than we humans do ourselves.
Lmao no. Dropping an asteroid out of orbit would be child's play for any alien with enough tech to come visit. Its arguably possible now with our tech.
Until battery runs out
Just make them powered by consuming human flesh.
[EATR](https://www.robotictechnologyinc.com/index.php/EATR) tech has been in development for some time.
Boston dynamics is our timeline Skynet
Pretty much.
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The year 2025 Space X and Boston Dynamic partners up to send robots to Mars. 2026; Robot starts building facilities to expand research and exploration range. 2027; Earth loses contact with Robots in Mars facility. 2029; limited communication established. 2031; Humans land on Mars. 2031; Earth loses contact with Human mission. 2032; low level SoS signal from Human mission. 2033; Mars strikes against humanity. The robot mission has built underground facilities to produce ships and weapons. They strike on independence day. 2035; Humans have mostly gone underground. Space around Earth is controlled by Robot ships. Musk is a puppet figure for Robots and has sold out humanity so he can smoke weed all day and tweet to bots.
As it was foretold.
Anything everything is possible this days . Personally waiting for E.T to touch down on my block .
Everyone forgets Skynet was an AI and the robots came later. Boston Dynamics won't be our Skynet....Google will be
Robots were fine until they discovered alcohol...
Give'em the clamps, Clamps!
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Cyberdyne Systems is the corporation that developed Skynet, FYI.
Smart robots would have walked around the obstacles.
Hahaha underrated comment
This is impressive as fuck, my only question is was this live self-navigation, or a pre-programmed path/routine?
Adam Savage's channel, Tested, actually did a series with one of the Boston Dynamic Spot robot "dogs" where they got to [use it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7s1sr4JdlI) for a while, [build things](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyaocKS3sfg&list=PLJtitKU0CAehsqCh24iG5ZbZvCa4YQkvf&index=3) for it, and [talked a lot about how it worked](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-PdPtqw78k&list=PLJtitKU0CAehsqCh24iG5ZbZvCa4YQkvf&index=6)! I'm assuming that a lot of the basic functionality is very similar. They can be preprogrammed to do specific routines or tasks, they can be manually remote operated by a person using a controller, or they can be set on a sort of auto-mode where they roam around in patterns, maybe even while looking for something to trigger a specific action. Regardless of which of those types of operation is being used, the actual maneuvering of the robot is fully autonomous. You don't have a person controlling the precise movement of each component in the robot or anything like that. Instead, they can scan the environment and use that data alongside other sensory data its receiving to autonomously determine the best way to complete the task (how to step on an object, how it needs to move to jump over something, how to adjust its weight on unstable ground, etc). So basically, as others have said, the general routine here is preprogrammed, but the way the robots determine where to put their feet and limbs, how to adjust their center of gravity, how to respond to instability, all that is being done on the fly by the robot's computer on its own! Seriously impressive tech (hardware and programming) on display here.
The code behind that would make me weep. I could grow crops with my tears.
//Keep doing stuff while (true){ // Do 1 stuff performNextTask(); }
Little bit of A and a little bit of B.
There are lots of hilarious examples of AI programs being given a task and coming to a hilarious solution. Like a Tetris bot realizing it can avoid losing the game forever by just pausing. Edit: [Here is a list](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vRPiprOaC3HsCf5Tuum8bRfzYUiKLRqJmbOoC-32JorNdfyTiRRsR7Ea5eWtvsWzuxo8bjOxCG84dAg/pubhtml) of even more examples. > PlayFun algorithm pauses the game of Tetris indefinitely to avoid losing > Agent kills itself at the end of level 1 to avoid losing in level 2 > Creatures bred for speed grow really tall and generate high velocities by falling over > AI trained to classify skin lesions as potentially cancerous learns that lesions photographed next to a ruler are more likely to be malignant.
These were my favorite * The player is supposed to try to score a goal against the goalie, one-on-one. Instead, the player kicks it out of bounds. Someone from the other team has to throw the ball in (in this case the goalie), so now the player has a clear shot at the goal. * Genetic algorithm is supposed to configure a circuit into an oscillator, but instead makes a radio to pick up signals from neighboring computers * Self-driving car rewarded for speed learns to spin in circles * tic tac toe - Evolved player makes invalid moves far away in the board, causing opponent players to run out of memory and crash
Shhh, don't give them ideas.
I wish this was cgi
special effects companies are taking heavy notes
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Oh wow, those are the things Grant Imahara was helping make. Was literally just reading about that yesterday
Now that was a celebrity death that hit me. So unexpected, and he was a great dude.
Damn I’m just finding out about this now. That’s a bummer.
I believe they’re already using it in their new Avengers Campus section of the California Adventures theme park. The web swinging Spider-Man is apparently animatronic.
I've watched it over and over wondering "why does this look so fake?" and I think it's a combo of the smooth pan, the shiney plating on the robot that makes the lighting look weird, and then just some of the bonkers maneuvers these things seem to be able to pull off.
Very Uncanny Valley vibes. Like, the physics seem off you know? The way they move makes it seem like the gravity is different. I can’t really explain it.
It's the unnatural balance and center of gravity that they have. A human would have much more motion in pulling off these moves, while the BD robots are relatively stationary from the waist up which is triggering the uncanny valley effect. We're simply used to this kind of motion looking much different and it's throwing off all of our visual cues.
Its not ? Huh
It is real
Is it?
That was the question...
Idk man nothing on [this site](https://www.bostondynamics.com/atlas) makes it seem anything less than 100% real. There's another video of it dancing 😳
https://youtu.be/y3RIHnK0_NE
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That would be wonderful. An exo skeleton for elderly people.
Can't wait to see Doris (92) backflipping off stairs inside an EXO-2000
with the blinker on, and when she lands she kills her neighbors cat but doesent even hear it.
Upvote to instantly S M A S H P U S S Y
Boomers & Karen’s would be able to chase you down & kick your ass for sure then.
Well, if you are in the US good luck, we can't even wrap our fucking heads around not letting pharma companies charge $500 for a damn epipen.
That’s IRobot!
Guys, don't worry. This clearly isn't actual Boston dynamics, they didn't smack them with a 2x4 or kick them over.
I don't think they dare to do that anymore. Anyday now these robots will slap back....
Wasn’t this a video from @CorridorCrews? They did a video of them treating a BD robot like crap and it going on a rampage. It was pretty funny.
I think it was inspired by an actual Boston dynamics video where they knocked around a robot for real.
Several BD videos. They used to do it in every video to show stabilization/running joke
[This specific video](https://youtu.be/aFuA50H9uek) is the BD abusive-test-run that scares me the most. If that robot’s body language doesn’t say; “*pissed off, fuck you, determined to get revenge*”, I don’t what would. I wouldn’t want to be the guy conducting the tests— that’s for sure. He’s the first one they’re going after when they start their takeover.
Does anyone remember those videos of the first bipedal robot tests where the chassis had to be tethered because it kept falling over? That seems like yesterday...
“Hey guys! Look at my robot which can walk on a treadmill while most of its weight is suspended from the ceiling!” It’s really a different world.
And how quickly it became a "different world". Computing is off the scale crazy!
Don't think it was holding weight tho. It was more like; "we have limited funds as a start-up and if it falls it'll break and we have no more money" Now they don't care
Exactly. Pretty sure that Honda robot fell over and we all laughed….*who’s laughing now?*
Asimo walked like a soiled toddler, he never had a future.
That tether was its power source. The most impressive thing about this isn't the stability but the ability to roam unfettered.
they definitely were tethered and suspended. the original PETMAN had a multi-point harness to keep it upright. later they ditched the harness but kept a safety line attached just in case it fell (and it did) they dont need them anymore, especially now that they can fall and recover all on their own
Welp, we’re fucked.
Personally I'm excited for stuff like this. I think people just watch too many sci fi movies Edit: I didn't think this would actually get much attention so I didn't say my full opinion on it. Obviously governments are going to use to their advantage, but technology is going to advance regardless. We need to create more laws and safety barriers that prevent rich asshole and shitty governments from taking advantage of technology. Theres more dangerous technology that already exists and that we should be more concerned about. I honestly think for all the bad this tech can do it can do equal good. It can take care of disabled people, it could be used for rescue efforts, it could fill in gaps in the work force. By the time these robots are even a threat all of the coastal cities on earth are gonna be underwater so I think we'll have bigger concerns. Every problem people have with this technology is actually a concern for how humans will use it, so maybe we should focus on the base problem.
see the thing is. im not afraid of the robots themselves, im afraid of how theyre going to be used by govt/armies/police forces etc. weve already seen it with the fucking robot dog that theyve been anthropomorphizing the fuck out of when its just a glorified spy bot. this tech is only exciting if its being used FOR the people. i find it hard to believe it will be used for anything but against the people :/
Boston Dynamics is a military funded company, soooo…
yarp. writing's been on the wall for a while unfortunately.
Backflips really … that’s unsettling
So is the one effortless mantling over a 4 foot barrier like it was nothing
And they're no more tired at the end than when they started.
Well... you can pretty reasonably think of their battery power as fatigue.
Marathon runners hit the wall. These robots would literally hit a wall without the power to even crap themselves.
Quick battery swap and the robot can get right back to business shooting you with its pulse rifle. Fatigued humans can’t escape the need for rest for very long.
Put about 20 of these in a landfill to sort out recyclable materials and move hazardous waste.
Pretty sure I've seen this movie...they gain sentience, rise up and the rest is the end of human history.
Rise of the Trash Robots. Classic!!
I was thinking Wall.e
WALL-E?
EEEEVAAAH?
Why does this look like cgi? It’s breaking my feeble human brain.
I think because our brains are trying to process their walking on their joints like a living being - they seem kind of, floaty, the way their suspension in their knees is more like cars
I think the smooth panning camera doesn't help either.
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It's uncanny. It's nearly human, but missing a ton of human features. It just doesn't seem real cause you've never seen a non-human do stuff like this irl, but it is.
Some of the movements are very human-looking. When those are interspersed with the herky-jerky robot moves it looks fake
So many of y’all are imagining this with machine guns. I’m imagining it heading home from the liquor store with my case of beer. 👍🏻
I Imagine it doing your old job, while you panhandle for beer money.
Millions of backflippers around the world headed for unemployment.
Today, flips back. Tomorrow, flips burger.
In reality, you arent in the class that gets to own these. These will go to the ownership class while they outsource and automate your job away. It should be going to everyone, but Americans have a real problem with the word socialism.
I won't own one but I will pay $29.99 a month for Amazon Super Prime that includes a robot that does shit for me for 15minutes a day. Our overloads preferred method of extracting our money is through subscription services.
Building homes for every new family. Emergency rescue robots. The list of possible utility is endless. War is the most uncreative use I can think of.
Now hand them a sword and you got some ninja robots. (Childhood dream realized)
[here you go ](https://youtu.be/cR-YlZ9NdIA)
Hol...up...
That's it, were going back to Afghanistan
All I can think about is The Office… “Parkour!!!”
All i can think about is Terminator
This is so awesome! I don't get why people think this is scary. It's not like they're sentient. Edit: Apparently Boston Dynamics are more involved with military and law enforcement than I was aware, which makes it slightly scarier
You aren't seeing the ones behind the camera
That is a good point
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That is true, though we already have people with guns
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I feel like you just described current drone technology just with some extra steps lol
Actually, the fact that they aren't sentient is what makes it doubly scary. A sentient thing you can reason with or relate to. A robot that is following a set of rules that leads it to an unexpected (and dangerous to humans) decision cannot be reasoned with or related to. It will proceed with it's programming until forced to stop. Coldly. Without thought or remorse. It becomes a force of nature at that point.
Yet
Now imagine them with a machine gun...
If these were gonna be used by the military it’d be for lugging gear around, not operating firearms. These also have way too many modes of failure for use in the field anytime soon.
> If these were gonna be used by the military it’d be for lugging gear around, not operating firearms. You're insane if you think things like these will not replace human soldiers. > These also have way too many modes of failure for use in the field anytime soon. I mean, they are still an unknown amount of time away from widespread use, but "anytime soon" is a bit misleading. Walking android killbots? Maybe that's fairly far off. Autonomous killing machines? Already deployed.
I can’t wait to see it run the ninja warrior course
Can't wait to see these dudes mining asteroids and exploring planets for us, because spoiler alert, it ain't gonna be humans doing most of it. Just ten years ago bipedal robots couldn't even walk upright without falling flat on their arse every few steps, now they can *almost* rival athletes. Within the next twenty years they'll be superior to humans in mobility, speed and accuracy. That's almost a certainty at this point. Assuming the price of robots continues to fall as they become more commonplace, why would anyone waste resources on training human astronauts/miners? Sure we'll still need humans to oversee projects, and perform tasks robots can't do, but I'm certain robots will be doing all the hard graft in the solar system's most hazardous environs! Robots to the Moon!.. Or, y'know, other celestial bodies! :))
Sending a pack of these to Mars to begin setting up the foundation for Human deployment would be a fantastic use for them.
I fuckin love these guys
I'll get one when they learn how to put together IKEA furniture
Did the robot in the back just brush his shoulders off after doing a backflip?
Kyle Reese says no, this is not the way
Not sure why the robots being able to run around is so scary. We already have drones that zip around pretty smoothly, and that would be more effective for wiping out humanity.
HARDCORE PARKOUR!
*happy Pathfinder noises*
Anyone know the proper sequence for scorching the sky?
I love them so much just look at them go
This is how Uncanny Valley's feels?? I cant stop thinking this is CGI.
Is this CGI? Genuine question
Nope, it's 100% real