Hyundai to acquire Boston Dynamics

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 1:01 AM UTC

souprock wrote: post #136

dreamcompiler wrote: post #100

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BD robots could be easily defeated by a 50-cal bullet or an EMP or a sandstorm or merely by preventing them from recharging their batteries. Reality is not like the movies.

Reality is that adding armor is trivial, but hitting critical components (small parts) is not. EMP protection is standard for military systems. The military already deals with the logistics problems related to batteries and fuel. The preferred energy choice might not be a battery. Consistent usage of dumb tactics is unlikely. The robots aren't going to just run across a huge open field, straight toward the enemy, wit…

Post by hollerith » Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 1:02 AM UTC

vonmoltke wrote: post #116

libra1 wrote: post #75

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Clubhouse was worth ~$100m with only 1,500 users in May; might be more now: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/20/clubhouse-app-is-where-mc-ha... .

Clubhouse was "worth" $100MM in the sense that A16z paid $12MM for 12% of it. That's not the same as someone paying $100MM for all of it.

Post by hshshs2 » Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 1:14 AM UTC

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Stock market is real for the few privileged insiders, the rest of us have modest profits or even loses that pay for someone else's profits.

Silliness. The market is effectively a free money machine for people who are capable of delaying gratification. The fact that most people are not capable of this is not the fault of the market. And, for the record, the rich aren't getting better returns than the rest of us--the S&P beats the vast majority of Hedge Funds, year after year. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/15/active-fund-managers-trail-t...

Post by luc_ » Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 1:32 AM UTC

zxcvbn4038 wrote: post #32

This should be very interesting, I'm not clear on the relationships after their split but Hyundai has a huge reach across every sort of heavy industry you can think of. I found another article that says it is the motor division that is acquiring Boston Dynamics. I'm surprised the US allowed this, Boston Dynamics seems like the sort of company they would keep close to home. https://www.kedglobal.com/newsView/ked202012…

Post by gkanai » Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 1:40 AM UTC

zxcvbn4038 wrote: post #32

This should be very interesting, I'm not clear on the relationships after their split but Hyundai has a huge reach across every sort of heavy industry you can think of. I found another article that says it is the motor division that is acquiring Boston Dynamics. I'm surprised the US allowed this, Boston Dynamics seems like the sort of company they would keep close to home. https://www.kedglobal.com/newsView/ked202012…