The circular screen is supposed to display the words "PLEASE DISPLAY YOUR PAPERWORK, CITIZEN", otherwise what's the point really
...a robot make up artist with built in mirror?
An electric new era for Atlas
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#152> a [still looking for a collective noun for humanoid robots] of Atlases
a logic of Atlases?
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#153Seems like they just posted a video about the new Atlas https://youtu.be/29ECwExc-_M
could they have come up with a more terrifying way for it to standup? I can't think of one.
I think this is on purpose to show the extra freedom of movements of the new model compared to the hydraulic one.
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#154Jesus fuck. I guess the war machine is hungry again so they've fired all the people who made the cute dancing videos and brought in the nightmare engineers. I'm thinking more and more that that "Terminator" was the most accurate of all the sci-fi dystopias.
the war machine is never not hungry, Boston Dynamics has received some funding from the Department of Defense and has sold robots to various police departments and other government agencies
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#155Boston Dynamics: Hey everyone, we're really excited to show you the great progress we are making in our attempts to re-create the Torment Nexus, from the classic cautionary sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus . Too many responses: Oh, wow, it's so creepy, just like the book! Lol. Anyway, I'm pretty sure it won't turn out as bad as DCTTN. ;-) Best just get on with my day and mostly forget about it then... (Wit…
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#156Earlier quoted context omitted.
The ultimate goal is to produce general-purpose robots. If we want robots that can do everything a human can, then legs are definitely useful. One simple example: getting in and out of a car. Another thing to consider is that a legged robot can tilt itself for balance while carrying heavy objects. To carry a similar weight with a wheeled robot you'll need a much wider wheel base. And then of course, if you want to bu…
Why do I want a general purpose robot? I don't need one robot that does it all, I'm happy with a separate robots for washing my dishes, and vacuuming my floors. Sure both can be improved on, but they don't need to converge. In fact I'm glad those two are separate as I can let both of them run at the same time and get the work done faster, while a general purpose robot can only do one at a time. The goal is to make my…
Why do I want a general purpose robot?
Why do you want a smart phone, instead of the telephone, contact book, camera, clock, alarm clock, radio, mail, credit card and so on?
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#157They found the bottom of the uncanny valley and started digging.
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#158Earlier quoted context omitted.
> One of my pet peeves is the idea of asking the world to accommodate a situation rather than build solutions that adapt to the world. While I understand and respect the sentiment, in my opinion human history has been a trend in molding our environment to our advantage. I can drive to a remote hill in Bangladesh from the capital because there are roads that we humans built and maintain. If we kept molding to the envi…
> I can drive to a remote hill in Bangladesh from the capital You say this like it's a good thing.
I think this is an absolutely horrible thing for the environment. My point was to make a testament to the human will, and also to counter arguments that try to wield the cost of accessibility against people with disabilities. We could make a global network of ships, planes, and cars, so why is making a tiny ramp such a big deal afterwards?
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#159Quite scary, but can't hold a candle to this one ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3RIHnK0_NE
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#160They found the bottom of the uncanny valley and started digging.
Really scary feelings watching the clip. I think we need to make robots either neutral, or somewhat cute. Otherwise society will distrust these entities. This is the opinion of someone strongly rooting for the success of AI/ML and its symbiotic integration with actuators, either on an isolated basis or as a large hive mind.
These are inherently dangerous machines and you should distrust them - we don't dress up lathes and excavators to be "cute"